49DGeneral powers on entry or boarding

49D General powers on entry or boarding

(1) If the Chief Investigator enters public transport premises or marine premises or rolling stock or bus or boards a vessel under section 49B, the Chief Investigator may do any of the following—

(a) search, inspect and examine the premises, rolling stock, bus or vessel;

(b) make inquiries at the premises or on the rolling stock, bus or vessel;

(c) inspect, examine or copy any thing (including a document) at the premises or on the rolling stock, bus or vessel;

(d) bring to the premises or onto the rolling stock, bus or vessel, and use at the premises or on the rolling stock, bus or vessel, any equipment or materials that may be required;

(e) enter or open, using reasonable force—

(i) rail infrastructure, a road vehicle or other thing at the railway premises; or

(ii) the rolling stock, bus or vessel or a thing on the rolling stock bus or vessel—

to examine the infrastructure, rolling stock, road vehicle, bus, vessel or other thing;

(f) take measurements, make surveys and take levels at the premises and, for those purposes, dig trenches, break up the soil and set up any posts, stakes or markers at the premises;

(g) conduct tests and make sketches or recordings (including photographs, films, audio, video, digital or other recordings)—

(i) at the premises or on or of any road vehicle at the premises; or

(ii) on or of rolling stock or a bus or vessel;

(h) mark, tag or otherwise identify—

(i) a road vehicle or other thing at the premises; or

(ii) rolling stock or a bus or vessel or a thing on the rolling stock, bus or vessel;

(i) seize any thing (including a document)—

(i) at the premises or in a road vehicle at the premises; or

(ii) on the rolling stock, bus or vessel—

if the Chief Investigator reasonably believes that the seizure of the thing is necessary for the purpose of carrying out an investigation into a public transport safety matter or a marine safety matter;

(j) seize any thing at the premises or on the rolling stock, bus or vessel if the Chief Investigator believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction;

(k) take and remove for analysis, testing or examination a sample of any substance or thing from the premises or the rolling stock, bus or vessel without paying for it;

(l) require the following persons to give the Chief Investigator reasonable help to exercise the Chief Investigator's powers under paragraphs (a) to (k)—