Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT - SECT 268

Powers of inspection

269. (1) Subject to this Part, an inspector who enters a place under section 266 may—

        (a)     inspect, examine, take measurements of, or conduct tests concerning, the premises or a controlled activity conducted in or on that place;

        (b)     take such photographs, video recordings, or make such sketches or other recordings, as the inspector believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary;

        (c)     take samples of any thing that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence against this Part;

        (d)     seize any thing that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence against this Part;

        (e)     inspect, make copies of, or take extracts from, any document in or on that place that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence against this Part;

        (f)     require any person in or on the place—

              (i)     to give the inspector such information; or

              (ii)     to produce to the inspector any document containing such information;

relating to the use of the place in connection with the conduct of a controlled activity;

        (g)     require any person in or on the place to answer questions; and

        (h)     require any person on the premises to give the inspector such assistance as is reasonable to enable the inspector to exercise his or her powers under this section.

(2) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made of the person under paragraph (1) (f), (g) or (h).

Penalty: $1,000.

Work carried out at direction of inspector