WATER SERVICES ACT 2012 (NO. 24 OF 2012) - SECT 176
WATER SERVICES ACT 2012 (NO. 24 OF 2012) - SECT 176
176 . When authorised person must leave etc.
(1) If an authorised
person has entered a place with or without consent, any owner or occupier of
the place may withdraw or refuse consent to enter, and in that case the
authorised person must leave the premises as soon as is practicable after
being notified of the withdrawal or refusal.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to entry under a warrant.
(3) An inspector or
compliance officer performing or proposing to perform a function under this
Act must produce his or her certificate of authority if asked to do so and the
inspector or compliance officer must not perform, or continue to perform, the
function if he or she is unable to do so.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
(4) If an authorised
person (other than an inspector or compliance officer) enters or proposes to
enter a place and takes or proposes to take an action (for the purposes of a
provision of this Act in respect of which entry is or is to be made), an owner
or occupier of the place may request the authorised person to produce evidence
that the person is —
(a)
authorised by an authorising authority for the purposes of the provision; or
(b)
acting on behalf of an authorised person who is authorised by an authorising
authority for the purposes of the provision,
and the person must
leave the place if he or she is unable to do so unless the owner or occupier
agrees otherwise.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.