152Powers of entry and inspection

#### 152 Powers of entry and inspection 152 Powers of entry and inspection > > (1) A corporation may, by its employees and agents, enter onto land on which corporation works are situated, or any other land, for the following purposes— > > > > > (a) to carry out any of its functions in relation to corporation works, > > > > > (b) to read a meter that measures water supplied by the corporation or monitors drainage for quantity or quality or both, > > > > > (c) to carry out investigations or inspections, take levels, drill test bore-holes, dig trenches, make surveys and marks, and fix pegs and stakes, for the purposes of designing, constructing or determining the site of a proposed corporation work, > > > > > (d) to remove samples of materials from the land for the purposes of carrying out the corporation’s functions, but only if the landholder has been consulted and the views of the landholder have been considered, > > > > > (e) to exercise any other powers that are incidental to the corporation’s functions or that are reasonably necessary for carrying out the corporation’s functions. > > > (2) The powers of entry conferred by this section are not to be exercised for a purpose referred to in subsection (1) (a), (c) or (d) without prior notice to the landholder of the land. > > > (3) A corporation must ensure that as little damage as possible is caused by the exercise of powers under this section. > > **s 152:** Subst 2010 No 133, Sch 2\[54\].