New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 63T

63T Powers of inspectors

(1) For the purposes of this Division, an inspector may, in any place where a serious electricity works accident has or may reasonably be expected to have occurred do any one or more of the following--

(a) enter and inspect the place,

(b) examine and test any electrical installation or other electrical equipment,

(c) take photographs,

(d) take for analysis a sample of any substance or thing that in the inspector's opinion may relate to the accident,

(e) require any person in the place to produce any record that may be of relevance to the occurrence of the accident,

(f) take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any such record,

(g) require any person in the place to answer questions or otherwise furnish information relating to the accident,

(h) require the owner or occupier of the place to provide the inspector with such assistance and facilities as are reasonably necessary to enable the inspector to exercise the inspector's functions under this section.

(2) If the Tribunal believes on reasonable grounds that there are in any place documents evidencing conduct in connection with a serious electricity works accident in contravention of this Act or the regulations, an inspector may, with the written authority of the Tribunal, enter the place, inspect any documents and make copies of them or take extracts from them.

(3) An inspector may not exercise the inspector's functions under this section in relation to a part of any premises being used for residential purposes except--

(a) with the permission of the occupier of that part of the premises, or

(b) under the authority conferred by a search warrant issued under this Part.