Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) After entering a place under section 30C,22 an inspector may exercise a power mentioned in subsection (2) only if--
(a) the occupier of the place consents to the exercise of the power; or
(b) the entry was authorised by a warrant.
(2) The inspector may--
(a) search any part of the place; or
(b) if entry was authorised by a warrant--seize the evidence for which the warrant was issued; or
(c) in any case--seize a thing if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that--
(i) the thing is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act; and
(ii) the seizure is necessary to prevent--
(d) inspect, examine, photograph or film anything in or on the place; or
(e) take extracts from, or make copies of, any documents in or on the place; or
(f) take into or onto the place any person, equipment and materials that the inspector reasonably requires for the purpose of exercising any powers in relation to the place; or
(g) require a person in or on the place, or the occupier of the place, to give the inspector reasonable help for the exercise of the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f).
(3) A person who is required by an inspector under subsection (2)(g) to give the inspector reasonable help for the exercise of a power must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.
Maximum penalty--60 penalty units.
(4) If the help is required to be given by a person by--
(a) answering a question; or
(b) producing a document (other than a document required to be kept by the person under this Act);
it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the requirement on the ground that the information or document might tend to incriminate the person.
(5) However, information or a document mentioned in subsection (4) is not admissible in evidence against the person--
(a) for an individual--in any criminal proceedings; or
(b) for a person other than an individual--in any criminal proceedings, other than proceedings under this Act.