Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT 1989 - SECT 27

             (1)  Subject to subsection (4), an inspector may, for the purpose of finding out whether the requirements of this Act, the regulations, procedures determined under section 9, or determinations under section 7, 10 or 13B, are being, or have been, met, enter any premises at any time during ordinary working hours or at any other time at which it is necessary to do so for that purpose, and exercise the powers of an inspector under this section.

             (2)  The powers of an inspector under this section in relation to premises are:

                     (a)  to inspect any step in the manufacture of a road vehicle or a vehicle component; and

                     (b)  to inspect any work, material, machinery, appliance, article or facility that relates to the manufacture or testing of a road vehicle or a vehicle component; and

                     (c)  to take and retain samples of any goods or substance used in the manufacture or testing of a road vehicle or a vehicle component; and

                     (d)  to inspect documents relating to the manufacture or testing of a road vehicle or a vehicle component; and

                     (e)  to make copies of, or take extracts from, such a document.

             (3)  An inspector has no powers under this section in relation to export vehicles or vehicle components to be used in the manufacture of export vehicles.

             (4)  An inspector must not enter premises under subsection (1) unless:

                     (a)  the occupier has consented; or

                     (b)  the inspector is authorised to enter under a warrant issued under section 28.

             (5)  Immediately upon entering premises under subsection (1) an inspector must take all reasonable steps to notify the occupier of the purpose of the entry and must produce the inspector's identity card for inspection by the occupier.

             (6)  In this section:

"manufacture" includes importation.