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CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT 2007 (NO 37 OF 2007) - SECT 251 Inspections

CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT 2007 (NO 37 OF 2007) - SECT 251

Inspections

    (1)     An authorised officer may exercise powers under this section for monitoring one or both of the following:

    (a)     compliance with this Chapter;

    (b)     the wellbeing of children for whom children's services are provided.

    (2)     For subsection (1), an authorised officer may, at any reasonable time:

    (a)     enter a place where the officer reasonably believes children's services are provided; and

    (b)     inspect the place and facilities at the place; and

    (c)     require any person at the place to give the officer specified information or produce specified records; and

    (d)     operate any electronic equipment at the place to retrieve the records; and

    (e)     make extracts or copies of the records.

    (3)     A person must comply with a requirement given to the person by the officer for subsection (2).

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

    (4)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.

    (5)     If the officer enters a place without producing the officer's identity card when requested to do so:

    (a)     the officer may not stay at the place; and

    (b)     a person is not required to comply with a requirement given to the person for subsection (2).