Clause 4

The Director‑General or an authorised officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been any contravention of this Act, do all or any of the following in relation to a specified place or specified vehicle without a warrant:

subject to subsection (2), enter, inspect and search the specified place or specified vehicle;

inspect and make copies of, or take extracts from, any document or material kept at the specified place or in the specified vehicle;

take possession of any thing found at the specified place or in the specified vehicle that is reasonably believed to be connected to any contravention of this Act;

require any person whom the Director‑General or authorised officer reasonably believes is in possession of a document or information relevant to any contravention of this Act to take reasonable steps to produce the document or provide the information;

require any person whom the Director‑General or authorised officer reasonably believes is acquainted with any facts or circumstances relevant to any contravention of this Act —

to answer any question to the best of the person’s knowledge, information and belief, immediately or at such place and time specified in writing; or

to take reasonable steps to provide information or produce a document, immediately or at such place and time specified in writing;

photograph or film, or make audio recordings or make sketches, of any part of the specified place or specified vehicle or any thing at the specified place or in the specified vehicle or of any person whom the Director‑General or authorised officer reasonably believes is acquainted with any facts or circumstances relevant to any contravention of this Act.(2) The Director‑General or an authorised officer may exercise the power of entry under subsection (1)(a) —

in relation to a specified place that is common property of any residential premises or building which is not a publicly accessible place — only if the condition mentioned in subsection (3) is satisfied; and

in relation to any other specified place or any specified vehicle —

at all reasonable times; or (ii)at any time if the condition mentioned in subsection (3) is satisfied.(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the condition is that the Director‑General or authorised officer reasonably believes that —

an offence under this Act has been or is being committed in that place or vehicle; or (b)evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found in that place or vehicle.(4) A statement made by a person examined under subsection (1)(e) must —

be reduced to writing;

be read over to the person;

if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and

after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.Offence of obstructing, etc., Director‑General or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc.4B.—

A person who, without reasonable excuse —

obstructs, hinders or delays the Director‑General or an authorised officer in the exercise of any power under section 4 or 4A;

neglects or refuses to produce a document, material or thing or to provide any information as required under section 4A;

produces any document, material or thing, or provides any information, as required under section 4A, that is false or misleading in any material particular; or

neglects or refuses to attend before the Director‑General or authorised officer as required under section 4A,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.(2) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (b), it is a reasonable excuse for a person to refuse or fail to provide any information, produce any document or answer any question if doing so might tend to incriminate that person.”.