Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to an inspector who enters a place under section 31(1) of this Act.
(2) For monitoring or enforcing compliance with a consumer credit law, the inspector may--
(a) search any part of the place; or
(b) inspect or photograph any part of the place or anything at the place; or
(c) inspect, copy or take an extract from a document at the place; or
(d) take to the place any persons, equipment or materials the inspector reasonably needs to exercise a power under this part; or
(e) require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the powers under paragraphs (a) to (d).
(3) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(e) unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(4) A requirement under subsection (2)(e) does not include a requirement to give information about an offence against a consumer credit law or to produce a document.
(5) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (3) for failing to comply with a requirement unless the inspector has first warned the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.