New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1946 No 13, s 27H; 1987 No 68, s 19 (4))
(1) For the purposes of this Part, an authorised officer may, in any place where a serious electrical accident has or may reasonably be expected to have occurred do any one or more of the following:(a) enter and inspect the place,(b) examine and test any electrical article, electrical installation or other electrical equipment,(c) take photographs,(d) take for analysis a sample of any substance or thing that in the authorised officer’s opinion may relate to the accident,(e) require any person in the place to produce any record that may be of relevance to the occurrence of the accident,(f) take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any such record,(g) require any person in the place to answer questions or otherwise furnish information relating to the accident,(h) require the owner or occupier of the place to provide the authorised officer with such assistance and facilities as are reasonably necessary to enable the authorised officer to exercise the authorised officer’s functions under this section.
(2) If the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that there are in any place documents evidencing conduct in connection with a serious electrical accident in contravention of this Act or the regulations, an authorised officer may, with the written authority of the Director-General, enter the place, inspect any documents and make copies of them or take extracts from them.
(3) An authorised officer may not exercise the authorised officer’s functions under this section in relation to a part of any premises being used for residential purposes except:(a) with the permission of the occupier of that part of the premises, or(b) under the authority conferred by a search warrant issued under this Act.Note: Section 42 enables authorised officers to obtain search warrants to search residential premises in certain circumstances.