sec.443Authorised person’s general powers for places

### sec.443 Authorised person’s general powers for places An authorised person who enters a place under this part may— search any part of the place; or examine, inspect, test, photograph or film anything at the place; or copy a document at the place; or seize a document at the place if the authorised person reasonably believes the document is evidence of an offence against this Act and the seizure is necessary to prevent the document— being hidden, lost or destroyed; or being used to commit, continue or repeat the offence; or take into the place any persons, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for exercising a power in relation to the place; or require a person at the place or the occupier of the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help for the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) . A person who is required by an authorised person under subsection (1) (f) to give the authorised person reasonable help for the exercise of a power must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If the help is required to be given by— answering a question; or producing a document (other than an authority or other document required to be kept by the person under this Act or another Act); it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to answer the question, or produce the document, if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person. This section applies to an authorised person who enters a place to get the occupier’s agreement only if the agreement is given or the entry is otherwise authorised. (sec.443-ssec.1) An authorised person who enters a place under this part may— search any part of the place; or examine, inspect, test, photograph or film anything at the place; or copy a document at the place; or seize a document at the place if the authorised person reasonably believes the document is evidence of an offence against this Act and the seizure is necessary to prevent the document— being hidden, lost or destroyed; or being used to commit, continue or repeat the offence; or take into the place any persons, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for exercising a power in relation to the place; or require a person at the place or the occupier of the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help for the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) . (sec.443-ssec.2) A person who is required by an authorised person under subsection (1) (f) to give the authorised person reasonable help for the exercise of a power must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.443-ssec.3) If the help is required to be given by— answering a question; or producing a document (other than an authority or other document required to be kept by the person under this Act or another Act); it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to answer the question, or produce the document, if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.443-ssec.4) This section applies to an authorised person who enters a place to get the occupier’s agreement only if the agreement is given or the entry is otherwise authorised. - (a) search any part of the place; or - (b) examine, inspect, test, photograph or film anything at the place; or - (c) copy a document at the place; or - (d) seize a document at the place if the authorised person reasonably believes the document is evidence of an offence against this Act and the seizure is necessary to prevent the document— (i) being hidden, lost or destroyed; or (ii) being used to commit, continue or repeat the offence; or - (i) being hidden, lost or destroyed; or - (ii) being used to commit, continue or repeat the offence; or - (e) take into the place any persons, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for exercising a power in relation to the place; or - (f) require a person at the place or the occupier of the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help for the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) . - (i) being hidden, lost or destroyed; or - (ii) being used to commit, continue or repeat the offence; or - (a) answering a question; or - (b) producing a document (other than an authority or other document required to be kept by the person under this Act or another Act);