sec.70General powers in relation to places and vehicles

### sec.70 General powers in relation to places and vehicles An authorised officer who enters a place, or enters or boards a vehicle, under this part may exercise any of the following powers— search any part of the place or vehicle; inspect, examine, photograph or film anything in or on the place or vehicle; take extracts from, and make copies of, any documents in or on the place or vehicle; take into or onto the place or vehicle any persons, equipment and materials that the authorised officer reasonably requires for the purpose of exercising any powers in relation to the place or vehicle; require— the occupier of the place; or any person in or on the place or vehicle; to give to the authorised officer reasonable assistance in relation to the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ; the powers mentioned in the following provisions— section 74 (Power to require name and address); section 75 (Power to require answers to questions); section 76 (1) (b) to (c) (Other powers of authorised officers). A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) (e) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail— to answer a question; or produce a document (other than a document required to be kept by the person under a regulation); if answering the question, or producing the document, might tend to incriminate the person. An authorised officer who seizes or damages anything under this part must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of the particulars of the thing or damage. The notice must be given to— for a seizure—the person from whom the thing was seized; or for injury or damage—the person who appears to the authorised officer to be the owner of the thing. This section does not limit any power that an authorised officer has apart from this section. In this section— vehicle includes a boat and an aircraft. (sec.70-ssec.1) An authorised officer who enters a place, or enters or boards a vehicle, under this part may exercise any of the following powers— search any part of the place or vehicle; inspect, examine, photograph or film anything in or on the place or vehicle; take extracts from, and make copies of, any documents in or on the place or vehicle; take into or onto the place or vehicle any persons, equipment and materials that the authorised officer reasonably requires for the purpose of exercising any powers in relation to the place or vehicle; require— the occupier of the place; or any person in or on the place or vehicle; to give to the authorised officer reasonable assistance in relation to the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ; the powers mentioned in the following provisions— section 74 (Power to require name and address); section 75 (Power to require answers to questions); section 76 (1) (b) to (c) (Other powers of authorised officers). (sec.70-ssec.2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) (e) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.70-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail— to answer a question; or produce a document (other than a document required to be kept by the person under a regulation); if answering the question, or producing the document, might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.70-ssec.4) An authorised officer who seizes or damages anything under this part must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of the particulars of the thing or damage. (sec.70-ssec.5) The notice must be given to— for a seizure—the person from whom the thing was seized; or for injury or damage—the person who appears to the authorised officer to be the owner of the thing. (sec.70-ssec.6) This section does not limit any power that an authorised officer has apart from this section. (sec.70-ssec.7) In this section— vehicle includes a boat and an aircraft. - (a) search any part of the place or vehicle; - (b) inspect, examine, photograph or film anything in or on the place or vehicle; - (c) take extracts from, and make copies of, any documents in or on the place or vehicle; - (d) take into or onto the place or vehicle any persons, equipment and materials that the authorised officer reasonably requires for the purpose of exercising any powers in relation to the place or vehicle; - (e) require— (i) the occupier of the place; or (ii) any person in or on the place or vehicle; to give to the authorised officer reasonable assistance in relation to the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ; - (i) the occupier of the place; or - (ii) any person in or on the place or vehicle; - (f) the powers mentioned in the following provisions— (i) section 74 (Power to require name and address); (ii) section 75 (Power to require answers to questions); (iii) section 76 (1) (b) to (c) (Other powers of authorised officers). - (i) section 74 (Power to require name and address); - (ii) section 75 (Power to require answers to questions); - (iii) section 76 (1) (b) to (c) (Other powers of authorised officers). - (i) the occupier of the place; or - (ii) any person in or on the place or vehicle; - (i) section 74 (Power to require name and address); - (ii) section 75 (Power to require answers to questions); - (iii) section 76 (1) (b) to (c) (Other powers of authorised officers). - (a) to answer a question; or - (b) produce a document (other than a document required to be kept by the person under a regulation); - (a) for a seizure—the person from whom the thing was seized; or - (b) for injury or damage—the person who appears to the authorised officer to be the owner of the thing.