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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.120Entry of place
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### sec.120 Entry of place
An authorised person may enter a place if—
its occupier consents to the entry or the purpose of the entry is to get the occupier’s consent; or
it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or
it is mentioned in an accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence under this Act as a place of business, or another place, required to be open to inspection and the entry is made when the place is—
open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or
required under the accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence to be open for inspection; or
it is a place of business of a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service, other than a place of business to which paragraph (c) applies, and the entry is made when the place is open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or
it is a place of business of a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service to whom an audit notice has been given under section 67ZE and the authorised person reasonably believes it is necessary to enter the place to carry out the audit; or
the authorised person reasonably believes a dangerous situation exists in the place and it is necessary for the authorised person to enter to take action under section 126O to deal with the dangerous situation; or
the entry is authorised by a warrant.
s 120 amd 2008 No. 67 s 20 ; 2017 No. 18 s 20 ; 2024 No. 2 s 42
- (a) its occupier consents to the entry or the purpose of the entry is to get the occupier’s consent; or
- (b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or
- (c) it is mentioned in an accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence under this Act as a place of business, or another place, required to be open to inspection and the entry is made when the place is— (i) open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or (ii) required under the accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence to be open for inspection; or
- (i) open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or
- (ii) required under the accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence to be open for inspection; or
- (d) it is a place of business of a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service, other than a place of business to which paragraph (c) applies, and the entry is made when the place is open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or
- (e) it is a place of business of a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service to whom an audit notice has been given under section 67ZE and the authorised person reasonably believes it is necessary to enter the place to carry out the audit; or
- (f) the authorised person reasonably believes a dangerous situation exists in the place and it is necessary for the authorised person to enter to take action under section 126O to deal with the dangerous situation; or
- (g) the entry is authorised by a warrant.
- (i) open for the conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; or
- (ii) required under the accreditation, authorisation, contract or licence to be open for inspection; or