New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FORESTRY ACT 1916 - SECT 38

38 Power to enter land and inspect

(1) Any person authorised by the commission in writing to act under this section may, on producing the person’s authority as aforesaid:

(a) enter any land and any buildings thereon, and inspect any timber, products and forest materials thereon or therein,

(a1) enter any Crown-timber lands and thereon carry out measures for the protection from fire of timber and products on the lands,

(b) require any person being the holder of a licence, or working or acting in the management of a licensed sawmill, or taking delivery of or dealing with timber, products or forest materials, to produce any such licence or any books and records kept by that person so far as they relate to the quantity and description of timber, products and forest materials taken delivery of or dealt with by that person, and to verify the correctness thereof, and may inspect the same and take copies thereof,

(c) if the person so authorised reasonably suspects that any person has cut, removed, or otherwise dealt with any timber, products or forest materials contrary to the provisions of this Act or the regulations, seize and detain such books and records, but in such case the person so authorised shall take prompt measures to prosecute any person so suspected, or return the books and records so seized.

(2) Whosoever obstructs any such person in the exercise of any power hereby conferred shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.