Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

MEAT HYGIENE ACT 1985 - SECT 35

An inspector may –

(a) enter and remain in or on any premises or stop, enter, and remain in or on any vehicle which are or is, or which he suspects on reasonable grounds are or is, being used –

(i) in contravention of this Act; or

(ii) for the storage or custody of any records relating to the slaughtering of animals or poultry, or the storage, distribution, sale, or conveyance of meat, meat products, slaughtering products, or pet food;

(b) search and inspect any premises or vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) for the presence of, and examine, any records referred to in paragraph (a)(ii);

(c) inspect and take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any of those records;

(d) remove any of those records from any premises or vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) for the purpose of taking copies of those records; and

(e) require any person found in or on any premises or vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) to produce any of those records in his possession or under his control.