WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 205
Procedure for entry
WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 205
Procedure for entry
205 Procedure for entry
(1) Subsection (2) applies if—
(a) an authorised person is intending to
enter a vehicle under section 204; and
(b) the person in control of the
vehicle is present at the vehicle.
(2) Before entering the vehicle, the
authorised person must do, or make a reasonable attempt to do, each of the
following things—
(a) identify himself or herself to the person in control
by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document
evidencing the authorised person’s appointment;
(b) tell the person the
purpose of the entry;
(c) seek the consent of the person to the entry;
(d)
tell the person the authorised person is permitted under this Act to enter the
vehicle without the person’s consent.
(3) If the person in control of the
vehicle is not present at the vehicle, the authorised person must take
reasonable steps to advise the person or any registered operator of the
vehicle of the authorised person’s intention to enter the vehicle.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not require the authorised person to take a step the
authorised person reasonably believes may frustrate or otherwise hinder the
performance of the authorised person’s functions or the purpose of the
intended entry.
