South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts17—Powers of authorised persons
(1) An authorised
person may at any reasonable time—
(a)
enter and inspect any premises on which artificial fertilisation procedures
are carried out; and
(b)
inspect any equipment on the premises; and
(c) put
questions to any person on the premises; and
(d)
require any person who is apparently in a position to do so, to produce
records relating to artificial fertilisation procedures; and
(e)
examine those records and take extracts from, or make copies of, any of them.
(2) A person
who—
(a)
obstructs an authorised person acting in the exercise of a power conferred by
this section; or
(b)
fails to answer an authorised person's questions to the best of his or her
information and belief; or
(c)
being in a position to produce records fails to do so when required by an
authorised person,
is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $2 000.
(3) Confidential
information may be disclosed to an authorised person under this section
without breach of any principle of professional ethics.