Section 32

The Registrar may authorise in writing any employee of the Authority or public officer to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

For the purposes of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being complied with, the Registrar or any inspector may at all reasonable times enter any premises at which the Registrar or inspector has reason to believe any person is carrying on business, and may make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary for those purposes.

The Registrar and every inspector when exercising any power under this Act are required to declare their office and produce their written authority to any person affected by the exercise of that power.

Any person who fails to comply with a request made by or resists or obstructs the Registrar or an inspector in the performance of his or her duties under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

It is not an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request made by the Registrar or an inspector, or to resist or obstruct the Registrar or an inspector in the performance of any of his or her duties under this Act, if the Registrar or inspector (as the case may be) fails to comply with subsection (3).