Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAMBLING AND RACING CONTROL ACT 1999 - SECT 23

    (1)     An authorised officer may, for a purpose related to the administration or enforcement of a gaming law, enter and inspect any premises at any reasonable time and do any of the following:

        (a)     remain on the premises;

        (b)     examine all documents and remove, or take copies of or extracts from, any document on behalf of the commission;

        (c)     inspect any gaming equipment and remove any gaming equipment that the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence against a gaming law;

        (d)     remove any thing that the officer believes on reasonable grounds might be used as evidence in a prosecution for an offence against a gaming law;

        (e)     require any person on the premises to answer questions or otherwise give information, including information about the identity of the person or another person;

        (f)     require any person on the premises to give access to any document in the person's custody or control, and to—

              (i)     produce or display the document; or

              (ii)     provide a copy of the document or a version of it in some form other than that in which it is normally kept;

        in any printed, electronic or other form that it is reasonably practicable to provide;

        (g)     require any person on the premises to produce any gaming equipment in the person's custody or control;

        (h)     require the owner or occupier of the premises to provide the officer with the assistance and facilities that are reasonably necessary to enable the officer to exercise powers under this part.

    (2)     An authorised officer who enters premises under subsection (1) and is requested by the occupier to identify himself or herself is not authorised to remain on the premises unless the officer produces his or her identity card to the occupier.

    (3)     The powers of entry and inspection under this section must not be exercised in relation to premises, or a part of premises, used for residential purposes except with the consent of the owner or occupier of the premises or part.

    (4)     In this section:

"occupier", in relation to premises, includes a person apparently in charge or responsible for the premises.