Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) For the purposes of finding out whether this Act or this Act's associated provisions have been or are being complied with, an authorised officer may:
(a) enter any premises; and
(b) exercise the monitoring powers set out in section 71.
(2) If an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be evidential material on any premises, the authorised officer may:
(a) enter the premises; and
(b) exercise the enforcement powers set out in section 72.
(3) However, an authorised officer is not authorised to enter premises under this section unless:
(a) the occupier of the premises has consented to the entry and the authorised officer has shown his or her identity card if required by the occupier; or
(b) the entry is made under a warrant.
Note: If entry to the premises is with the occupier's consent, the authorised officer must leave the premises if the consent ceases to have effect: see section 77.