Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ENERGY AND WATER ACT 1988 (REPEALED) - SECT 66

(1)     Where an authorised person has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence has been or is being committed on any premises to which electricity or water is supplied, or sewerage services are provided, by the Company, the authorised person may, at any time, without warrant, enter the premises if the entry is made with the consent of the occupier of those premises, for the purposes of—

        (a)     inspecting the premises;

        (b)     searching for and seizing any thing that the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence; or

        (c)     exercising any of the powers referred to in section 56.

(2)     Where an authorised person enters premises pursuant to subsection (1), the authorised person is not authorised to exercise his or her powers under the subsection if, on request by or on behalf of the person apparently in charge of the premises, the authorised person does not produce his or her identity card.