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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 69F General powers of inspectors

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 69F

General powers of inspectors

    (1)     For the purposes of determining compliance with this Part or an authority, an inspector may, with such assistance as he or she thinks necessary, at any reasonable time—

        (a)     enter and inspect any place, other than premises used as a residence, occupied by any person who is the holder of an authority;

        (b)     inspect, count, examine or mark for identification any product, plant or crop in the place;

        (c)     require a person to produce any document that the inspector reasonably requires for ascertaining whether this Part or an authority is being complied with and—

              (i)     examine the document; and

              (ii)     make copies of it or take extracts from it; and

              (iii)     remove the document for as long as is reasonably necessary to make copies or take extracts;

        (d)     take or remove for examination samples of or from, or specimens of, any plant of a crop or product to determine—

              (i)     the tetrahydrocannabinol content of that plant, crop or product; and

              (ii)     that the plant, crop or product has been cultivated or processed in accordance with the authority or that its possession is in accordance with the authority;

        (e)     submit any sample or specimen taken in accordance with this Part to a laboratory or place approved by the Secretary for examination and testing.

    (2)     An inspector may not exercise any powers under this Part if the inspector fails, on request, to produce his or her identification certificate for inspection by the occupier of the place or the person in charge or apparent control of the place.

S. 69G inserted by No. 54/1997 s. 5.