Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING (CONSUMER AFFAIRS) ACT 1973 - SECT 12D

    (1)     An investigator who enters premises under this division may, for the fair trading legislation, do any of the following in relation to the premises or anything on the premises:

        (a)     inspect or examine;

        (b)     copy a document;

        (c)     take measurements or conduct tests;

        (d)     take samples of or from anything on the premises;

        (e)     take photographs, films, or audio, video or other recordings;

        (f)     subject to section 12E (Power to seize evidence), seize a thing;

        (g)     take into the premises any people, equipment or material the investigator reasonably needs for exercising a power under this division;

        (h)     require the occupier, or a person on the premises, to give the investigator reasonable help to exercise a power under this division.

    (2)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a requirement under subsection (1) (h).

Maximum penalty (subsection (2)): 50 penalty units.