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WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT - SECT 39

Power of entry and investigative powers of authorised officers

    (1)     An authorised officer may, as reasonably required for the purposes of the enforcement of this Act, enter and remain in any place.

    (2)     Before entering a place under subsection (1), an authorised officer must give notice to the owner or occupier of the place of the officer's intention to enter the place.

    (3)     An authorised officer who enters a place under this Part may exercise any of the following powers:

        (a)     investigate whether the provisions of this Act are being or have been complied with;

        (b)     examine and test water supply and sewerage services;

        (c)     search for, examine and copy or take an extract from a document or record of any kind that is reasonably required for the purposes of the enforcement of this Act;

        (d)     take photographs or make films or other records of activities in the place and water supply and sewerage services infrastructure, installations or equipment in the place.



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