Section 14 — National Registry of Diseases Act 2007

(1)

An investigation officer has, for the purposes of investigating any offence under this Act, the power to do all or any of the following:

(a)

to enter, inspect and search, without warrant at any reasonable time, any place which the investigation officer has reason to believe contains evidence relating to or connected with an offence under this Act;

(b)

for the purposes of paragraph (a) —

(i)

to inspect and make copies of and take extracts from, or require the occupier or any person having the management or control of any place mentioned in that paragraph to provide copies of or extracts from, any book, document, record or electronic material;

(ii)

to inspect and make copies of and take extracts from, or require the occupier or any person having the management or control of any place mentioned in that paragraph to provide copies of or extracts from, any medical record of any person who has been or who is being treated or examined at that place, even if the prior consent of the person has not been obtained;

(iii)

to seize and remove from any place mentioned in that paragraph any book, document, record, electronic material, article or thing which the investigation officer reasonably believes to be the subject matter of, or to be connected with the commission of, an offence under this Act; and

(iv)

to make such examination or inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act have been complied with;

(c)

to require any person, by way of a written order, to produce any book, document, record, electronic material, article or thing that the investigation officer considers is necessary or desirable for the purposes of an investigation under this Act.

(2)

The occupier or any person having the management and control of, or who is found in, any place mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must render all necessary assistance and cooperation to the investigation officer as are necessary for an entry, inspection, examination, inquiry or otherwise for the exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act in relation to that place.

(3)

Any person who —

(a)

obstructs, hinders or impedes an investigation officer in the exercise of the officer’s power under this section; or

(b)

fails to comply with any order or requirement of an investigation officer under this section or to produce any book, document, record, electronic material, article or thing which the person is required by or under this Act to produce to an investigation officer,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.