ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 405 Access to premises

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 405

  (1)   An authorised officer may, with the consent of the occupier of any premises, enter the premises for the purpose of exercising the powers of an authorised officer under section   406.

  (2)   If an authorised officer enters any premises under subsection   (1), he or she may exercise the powers of an authorised officer under section   406.

  (3)   An authorised officer who enters premises under subsection   (1) must, if the occupier of the premises revokes his or her consent, leave the premises forthwith, and is not entitled to exercise, or continue to exercise, the powers of an authorised officer under section   406 in relation to the premises.

  (4)   An authorised officer is not entitled to:

  (a)   enter premises under subsection   (1); or

  (b)   exercise any powers as mentioned in subsection   (2);

if the occupier of the premises has required the officer to produce written identification for inspection by the occupier and:

  (c)   if the authorised officer is a member of a police force--the officer fails to produce, for inspection by the occupier, written evidence of the fact that he or she is a member of that police force; or

  (d)   if the authorised officer is an officer of Customs--the officer fails to produce, for inspection by the occupier, written evidence of the fact that he or she is an officer of Customs; or

  (e)   in any other case--the officer fails to produce his or her identity card for inspection by the occupier.