Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 39T

  (1)   An inspector may, with the consent of the occupier of premises, enter the premises for the purpose of ascertaining a person's liability to charge or to pay a collected amount.

  (1A)   An inspector is not entitled to enter premises under subsection   (1), or exercise any powers referred to in subsection   (3) in relation to an entry under subsection   (1), if:

  (a)   the occupier of the premises has required the inspector to produce written identification for inspection by the occupier; and

  (b)   the inspector fails to produce:

  (i)   if the inspector is a member of a police force--written evidence of the fact that the inspector is a member of that police force; or

  (ii)   in any other case--the inspector's identity card for inspection by the occupier.

  (2)   An inspector may, in accordance with a warrant issued under section   39U, enter premises for the purpose of ascertaining a person's liability to charge or to pay a collected amount.

  (2A)   If an inspector is executing a warrant under subsection   (2) and the occupier of the premises, or another person who apparently represents the occupier, is present, the inspector must:

  (a)   identify himself or herself to that person; and

  (b)   make available to that person a copy of the warrant (which need not be signed).

  (3)   If an inspector enters premises under subsection   (1) or (2), the inspector may:

  (a)   search the premises for; and

  (b)   inspect; and

  (c)   take extracts from; and

  (d)   make copies of;

any documents that are relevant to ascertaining a person's liability to charge or to pay a collected amount.

  (4)   The occupier of premises entered, or proposed to be entered, by an inspector must provide the inspector with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of powers under this section.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

  (5)   In this section:

"occupier" of premises means the person apparently in charge of the premises.

"premises" includes:

  (a)   a structure or building; and

  (b)   land or a place (whether enclosed or built upon or not); and

  (c)   a part of premises (including premises of a kind referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b)).