Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ACT 2000 - SECT 61

    (1)     A conservation officer who enters a place under section 57 (Warrants to enter) or section 58 (Warrants—application made other than in person) may—

        (a)     search any part of the place; or

        (b)     inspect, measure, photograph or film the place or anything in it; or

        (c)     test or take samples of anything in the place; or

        (d)     copy a document in the place; or

        (e)     take the people, equipment and materials the officer reasonably needs for exercising a power under this Act into the place; or

        (f)     require a person in the place to give the officer reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).

    (2)     A person must take all reasonable steps to comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) (f).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note     The Legislation Act, s 170 and s 171 deal with the application of the privilege against selfincrimination and client legal privilege.