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PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 46 Power of entry and inspection

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 46

Power of entry and inspection

46 Power of entry and inspection

(1) For the administration and enforcement of this Act, an authorised officer is entitled to full and free access, at all reasonable times after giving the public authority reasonable notice of the intended access, to all public records in a public authority’s possession.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , an authorised officer may—
(a) enter a public authority’s premises; and
(b) examine the public authority’s procedures for the making, management, keeping and preservation of its public records; and
(c) examine the public authority’s records.