Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer:
(a) may, at any reasonable time, enter and remain on any land or premises; and
(b) is entitled to full and free access at any reasonable time to all documents; and
(c) may inspect, examine, make copies of, or take extracts from, any documents.
(2) An authorised officer is not entitled to enter or remain on any land or premises if, on being requested by the occupier of the land or premises for proof of authority, the officer does not produce a written authority signed by the Commissioner stating that the officer is authorised to exercise powers under this section.
(3) The occupier of land or premises entered or proposed to be entered by an authorised officer under subsection (1) must, for the purpose of enabling the effective exercise of the officer's powers under this section, provide the officer with all reasonable facilities and assistance that the occupier is reasonably capable of providing.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 30 penalty units.
Note: See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.
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