New South Wales Consolidated Acts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 60

60 Powers available on entry to dismantle, take and keep things

For the purposes of this Act or the regulations, an inspector who enters premises under this Division may do any of the following:

(a) dismantle any plant or other thing on the premises for the purpose of examination, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the plant or other thing has been used in the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations,

(b) take any plant, substance or other thing (or any sample of a substance) from the premises, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the plant, substance or other thing has been used in the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations,

(c) keep any plant, substance, sample or other thing taken under this section that:

(i) may reasonably be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations, or

(ii) might, if not so kept, be used to continue or repeat the offence.

Note: See sections 70-75 for provisions relating to the exercise of the above powers.