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HOMEFUND COMMISSIONER ACT 1993 - SECT 20

20 Limits on secrecy and privilege (entry of premises)

(1) This section applies to the powers of entry and inspection conferred by section 18.

(2) The powers are not to be exercised if it appears to the Commissioner that any person has a ground of privilege whereby, in proceedings in a court of law, the person might resist inspection of the premises or production of the document or thing and it does not appear to the Commissioner that the person consents to the inspection or production.

(3) The powers may however be exercised despite:

(a) any rule of law which in proceedings in a court of law might justify an objection to an inspection of the premises or to production of the document or thing on grounds of public interest, or

(b) any privilege of a public authority, or

(c) any duty of secrecy or other restriction on disclosure applying to a public authority.