New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1995 - SECT 94H

94H Powers of authorised officers

(1) An authorised officer may enter any premises at any reasonable time for the purposes of determining whether there has been a failure to comply with an electricity supply emergency direction or a cyber security direction.

(2) However, an authorised officer is not empowered to enter any part of premises used only for residential purposes without the permission of the occupier of the premises.

(3) An authorised officer may, at any premises lawfully entered, do anything that, in the opinion of the authorised officer, is necessary to be done for the purposes of determining whether there has been a failure to comply with an electricity supply emergency direction or a cyber security direction.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the authorised officer may--

(a) carry out such inspections on those premises as the authorised officer considers necessary, and

(b) examine and test any plant or equipment on the premises, and

(c) take such photographs, films, audio, video and other recordings as the authorised officer considers necessary.

(5) A person must not--

(a) prevent an authorised officer from exercising any function conferred or imposed on the authorised officer under this section, or

(b) hinder or obstruct an authorised officer in the exercise of any such function.

: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(6) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (5) because of any act of hindrance or obstruction unless it is established that the authorised officer identified himself or herself as an authorised officer.