188KPowers of Secretary—examinations, inspections and tests

188K Powers of Secretary—examinations, inspections and tests

188K Powers of Secretary—examinations, inspections and tests

(1) The Secretary may—

(a) examine and inspect a thing, and

(b) take and remove samples of a thing, and

(c) make examinations, inquiries, measurements or tests the Secretary considers necessary, and

(d) take photographs or other recordings the Secretary considers necessary.

(2) The power to examine and inspect a thing includes a power to use reasonable force to break open or otherwise access a thing, including a floor or wall containing the thing.

(3) The power to test a thing includes a power to destructively test a thing, or a sample of a thing, if that is a reasonable test in the circumstances.

s 188K: Ins 2025 No 14, Sch 1[55].