(1) For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer may, at any reasonable
time, do any one or more of the following--
(a) alone, or with such police
officers or other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary, enter
and inspect any premises that the authorised officer reasonably believes are
used in connection with the handling of any food intended for sale or the sale
of food, or any food transport vehicle,
(b) alone, or with such police
officers or other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary, enter
and inspect any premises or food transport vehicle, in which the
authorised officer reasonably believes that there are any records or documents
that relate to the handling of any food intended for sale or the sale of food,
(g) subject to Division 1 of Part 6, for the purpose of analysing
any food sold or intended for sale or for carrying out any other examination
in order to determine whether the provisions of this Act or the regulations
are being complied with, demand, select and obtain samples of any food,
(h)
for the purpose of analysis, take samples of water or soil or any other thing
that is part of the environment in which any food is handled to determine
whether that environment poses a risk to the safety of the food for human
consumption,
(i) take samples of any thing, other than for the purpose of
analysis, that the authorised officer reasonably believes may be used as
evidence that an offence has been, or is being, committed under this Act or
the regulations,
(j) examine any records or documents referred to in
paragraph (b), make copies of those records or documents or any part of them
and, for that purpose, take away and retain (for such time as may be
reasonably necessary) any such records or documents or any part of them,
(k)
stop and detain any vehicle that the authorised officer is authorised by this
subsection to enter,
(l) open, or require to be opened, any container used
for the conveyance of goods, or any package, that the authorised officer
reasonably believes to contain any food sold or intended for sale, or any
equipment,
(m) take such photographs, films or audio or visual recordings as
the authorised officer considers necessary,
(n) take any measurements and
make sketches or drawings or any other type of record,
(o) require a person
to provide information or answer questions in connection with the
authorised officer's functions under this Act or to produce any record,
document or thing that an authorised officer is authorised to examine under
this Act,
(p) require a person to state the person's name and residential
address,
(q) generally make such investigations and inquiries as may be
necessary to ascertain whether an offence under this Act or the regulations
has been or is being committed.
(2) This section does not authorise entry
into any part of premises that is being used solely for residential purposes,
except--
(a) with the consent of the occupier of the premises, or
