Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Commissioner
may authorise in writing any person approved by the Minister to carry out
investigations for the purposes of this Part.
(2) A person
authorised under subsection (1) may at any reasonable
time —
(a)
enter any place —
(i)
where any goods, which are subject to regulations made
pursuant to section 23U, or component parts of any such goods are
supplied, or where he has reasonable cause to believe that any such goods or
parts are supplied; or
(ii)
at which any goods that are the subject of a matter
referred to the Committee pursuant to section 23L or goods that are
subject to any order made under this Part, are manufactured, prepared, or
supplied, or at which he has reasonable cause to believe that any such goods
are manufactured, prepared, or supplied;
(b)
inspect any such goods or component parts in that place;
(c) take
any such goods, or any component part apparently intended for, but not
embodied in, any such goods, found in any such place;
(d)
examine with respect to matters under this Part any person employed or engaged
in any such place; and
(e) make
such other examination and inquiries as he thinks necessary to ascertain
whether the requirements of this Part are being complied with.
(3) Where a person
authorised pursuant to subsection (1) proposes to enter any place
pursuant to subsection (2), he shall, before entering the
place, —
(a)
obtain a warrant to do so from a magistrate or justice of the peace which
warrant the magistrate or justice of the peace is authorised to issue upon
being satisfied that the entry is sought in good faith for the purpose of
carrying out any investigation under this Part;
(b)
display to the person, if any, affording him entry, a document signed by the
Commissioner and certifying that he is authorised to carry out investigations
for the purposes of this Part.
[Section 23X inserted by No. 90 of 1978
s. 7.]