54Inspections

54 Inspections

(1)  In this section –

authorised person means a State Service officer, or State Service employee, authorised under subsection (2) to exercise the powers specified in subsection (3) .

(2)  The Secretary, by certificate of authority issued to a State Service officer, or State Service employee, employed in or for the purposes of the Department, may authorise the officer or employee to exercise the powers specified in subsection (3) .

(3)  At any reasonable time, an authorised person may do any one or more of the following:

(a) require a person to produce to the authorised person or the Secretary any record or document relating to –

(i) a training contract; or

(ii) training or assessments to which a training contract relates; or

(iii) a vocational placement agreement; or

(iv) training or assessments provided under a vocational placement agreement;

(b) make a copy of, or take an extract from, any such record or document;

(c) seize any such record or document;

(d) require a person to answer any question or provide any information with respect to such a record or document;

(e) require a person to give any assistance reasonably necessary to carry out any of the powers referred to in this subsection.

(4)  An authorised person may only exercise a power under subsection (3) on the production of the certificate of authority.

(5)  A requirement to produce a record or document includes a requirement to –

(a) produce, in a written form, a record or document which is recorded or stored by any mechanical, electronic or other means; and

(b) provide a document containing a clear reproduction in writing of the matters in the record or document.