14. Inspection
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The Director‑General may at any time visit and inspect any home and any premises which the Director‑General suspects or has reason to believe to be used as a home, and may inspect any apparatus, appliance, equipment or instrument or any book, document or record relating to the home, and question any person found in the home or premises in respect of matters relevant to this Act.
Director‑General
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act or any of its regulations;
Any person who prevents or obstructs or attempts to prevent or obstruct the Director‑General in the execution of the Director‑General’s powers under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.