151Powers of authorized officers

### 151 Powers of authorized officers > > (1)  *\[Section 151 Subsection (3) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 81 \]*[*\[Section 151 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 75, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS75@Hpa@EN) An authorized officer may, for the purposes of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being complied with – > > > > > > (a) require an employer, licensed insurer or other person, who has custody or control of any record, book or document, to produce that record, book or document; and > > > > > > > (b) require the employer, licensed insurer or other person to furnish such particulars in relation to a record, book or document as the authorized officer may consider necessary; and > > > > > > > (c) examine, copy and take extracts from a record, book or document or require the employer, licensed insurer or other person to provide a copy of, or extract from, the record, book or document; and > > > > > > > (d) take photographs, films or video or audio recordings; and > > > > > > > (e) question a person either alone or in the presence of any other person, as the authorized officer thinks fit, with respect to any claim for compensation, any alleged breach of this Act or any policy of insurance or record required to be maintained under this Act and require that person to answer the questions put by the authorized officer; and > > > > > > > (f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed. > > > (2)  Without prejudice to the making of a requirement in any other manner, a requirement made of a person under [subsection (1)](#GS151@Gs1@EN) may be made by notice in writing served on him. > > > (3)  *\[Section 151 Subsection (3) amended by No. 46 of 1991, s. 4 and Sched. 2 \]**\[Section 151 Subsection (3) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 81 \]*[*\[Section 151 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 75, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS75@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (4)  [*\[Section 151 Subsection (4) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 75, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS75@Hpc@EN) For the purpose of the exercise of his powers under this section, an authorized officer may enter and remain on any premises at which the employer, licensed insurer or other person conducts business. > > > (5)  An authorized officer who is exercising his powers under this section may take with him an interpreter and, when he does so – > > > > > > (a) any question put, or requirement made, by the interpreter on behalf of the authorized officer shall be deemed to have been put or made by the authorized officer; and > > > > > > > (b) a reply to a question or requirement made to the interpreter shall be deemed to have been made to the authorized officer. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 151 Subsection (6) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 75, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS75@Hpd@EN) An employer, licensed insurer or other person must, at all reasonable times, provide the means required by an authorized officer that are necessary for the exercise of his powers under this section. > > > (7)  A person who – > > > > > > (a) obstructs, hinders, wilfully delays, threatens, or assaults an authorized officer or interpreter in the exercise of his powers under this section; > > > > > > > (b) fails to comply with a request of an authorized officer, or to answer questions asked by an authorized officer, made under any such power when it is within his power to comply with the request; > > > > > > > (c) gives an answer to such a question which, to his knowledge, is false or misleading in a material particular; or > > > > > > > (d) intentionally conceals a person from an authorized officer or prevents a person from appearing before or being questioned by an authorized officer for the purposes of this Act or attempts so to conceal or prevent a person – > > > > is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. > > > (8)  [*\[Section 151 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 42 of 2007, s. 38, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS38@EN) The court by which a person is convicted of an offence against [subsection (7)](#GS151@Gs7@EN) may order that person to forward to an authorized officer a true copy of the record, or, as the case may be, provide the information to the authorized officer, that the person failed to produce or provide in response to an authorized officer's request or question.