Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN WOOL CORPORATION ACT 1991 No. 108 of 1991 - SECT 79

79. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector may enter the premises of any
registered sampling site, registered laboratory or registered showfloor for
the purpose of finding out whether:

   (a)  the premises; or

   (b)  wool on the premises; or

   (c)  practices carried out on the premises; conform with the standards set
        by the Corporation for ensuring the quality of wool.

(2) An inspector may not enter any premises, or exercise any power, under
subsection (1) unless:

   (a)  the operator, or any other person apparently in charge, of the
        premises, or the authorised representative of the operator, consents
        to the entry, or the exercise of the power, as the case may be; or

   (b)  a warrant under section 80 authorises the entry, or the exercise of
        the power, as the case may be.

(3) The powers of an inspector who enters premises under this section are the
following:

   (a)  to inspect the premises and any equipment on the premises;

   (b)  to inspect, and take samples from any wool on or near the premises;

   (c)  to observe any sampling method or test being performed on or near the
        premises;

   (d)  to observe any other use made of the premises;

   (e)  to inspect examinable documents on or near the premises;

   (f)  to take copies of, and make extracts from, any such documents;

   (g)  to direct the operator, or any other person apparently in charge of,
        the premises, or the authorised representative of the operator, to
        make available to the inspector any examinable documents kept on or
        near the premises.

(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a
direction given to the person under paragraph (3) (g). Penalty: $3,000.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a person is excused from making an
examinable document available if making it available might tend to incriminate
the person.