Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 70B

Inspectors may be assisted by other persons

  (1)   An inspector may, in entering premises under section   70 and in exercising offence - related powers in relation to the premises, be assisted by other persons if that assistance is necessary and reasonable. A person giving such assistance is a person assisting the inspector.

Powers of a person assisting the inspector

  (2)   A person assisting the inspector may:

  (a)   enter the premises; and

  (b)   exercise offence - related powers in relation to the premises, but only in accordance with a direction given to the person by the inspector.

  (3)   A power exercised by a person assisting the inspector as mentioned in subsection   (2) is taken for all purposes to have been exercised by the inspector.

  (4)   If a direction is given under paragraph   (2)(b) in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.