Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purpose of
this Act or an Act of another State relating to subsidy for the sale of
liquefied petroleum gas or the purchase of liquified petroleum gas or naptha,
an authorised officer may at all reasonable times enter any premises of a
registered distributor or of a person who is registered as a distributor of
liquefied petroleum gas or a distributor of eligible reticulation gas in
accordance With a scheme formulated by the Commonwealth Minister in relation
to another State or the Northern Territory for the purposes of the
Commonwealth Act or any vehicle used by such a distributor or person for the
carriage of any liquefied petroleum gas and may inspect the accounts, books,
documents and other records relating to the sale of liquefied petroleum gas,
the production or sale of eligible reticulation gas or the purchase of
liquefied petroleum gas or naptha.
(2) The occupier of
any premises or any person in charge of any vehicle referred to in
subsection (1) shall provide the authorised officer with all reasonable
facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of his powers under this
section.
(3) For the purposes
of this Act, an authorised officer may, at all reasonable times, enter any
premises to which eligible gas has been or is supplied by a registered
distributor, being gas in relation to which a claim for payment under this Act
has been made, and may inspect the books, documents or other records relating
to the purchase or use of the gas.
(4) A person who
obstructs, molests or hinders an authorised officer in the exercise of his
powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and
liable, on conviction, to a penalty of not more than $500.
[Section 13 amended by No. 1 of 1981
s. 4.]