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COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER TRIBUNAL ACT 2003 - SECT 83

83 Entry and inspection of property

(1) A member may, if it is necessary to do so for the purposes of a proceeding before the tribunal--

(a) for a view, enter and inspect a building or land relevant to the proceeding accompanied by the parties to the proceeding; or
(b) authorise a person in writing to take the following action and report to the tribunal on the action taken--
(i) enter and inspect a building or land relevant to the proceeding;
(ii) take photographs, video film or an image of the building or land or anything relevant to the proceeding;
(iii) carry out tests approved by the tribunal.
Examples of building or land relevant to the proceeding--
a display home mentioned in a contract as the model to be followed by a building contractor if the display home is occupied by a third party
land adjoining other land on which is situated building work the subject of a proceeding to better inspect the building work from the adjoining land

(2) A person who obstructs a member, or a person authorised under subsection (1)(b), in the exercise of a power mentioned in subsection (1) commits an offence.

Maximum penalty--200 penalty units.



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