PETROLEUM ACT 1998 - SECT 199 Monitoring compliance with this Act

PETROLEUM ACT 1998 - SECT 199

    (1)     An inspector may enter any premises that the inspector believes has been, is being, or is to be, used in connection with a petroleum operation at any reasonable hour in the daytime and at any time that the premises is open for business and may—

        (a)     inspect the premises and any thing on the premises;

        (b)     make copies of, or take extracts from, any document kept on the premises;

        (c)     seize any thing on the premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction;

        (d)     test any equipment on the premises;

        (e)     take any photographs or make any audio or visual recordings that she or he considers necessary;

        (f)     use any assistants the inspector considers necessary to exercise the powers conferred by this section.

    (2)     An inspector may exercise powers under this section only to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to do so for the purpose of determining compliance with this Act or in connection with the issue of a prohibition notice under section 217.

    (3)     An inspector may not continue to exercise any powers under this section if she or he fails to produce, on request, her or his identity card for inspection by the occupier of the land.

    (4)     An inspector may not, under this section, enter a residence for the purpose of determining compliance with this Act unless the occupier of the residence has consented in writing to the entry and the carrying out of a search.