New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS ACT 1993 - SECT 33

33 Powers of entry, search and seizure

(1) An authorised person may, for the purpose of investigating a complaint, do any one or more of the following--

(a) at any reasonable time, enter and inspect any premises if the authorised person reasonably believes it is necessary to enter those premises for the purpose of investigating the matter with which the complaint is concerned,

(b) examine, seize, retain or remove any equipment that the authorised person reasonably believes is, has been or may be used in connection with that matter,

(c) require the production of and inspect any stocks of any substance or drugs in or about those premises,

(c1) seize any stocks of any substance or drugs in or about those premises,

(d) require any person within those premises to produce any records in the possession or under the control of that person relating to that matter,

(e) take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any such records,

(f1) remove any such records for the purposes of taking copies of, or notes from, those records.

(g) require any person at those premises to answer questions or otherwise furnish information in relation to that matter,

(h) require the owner or occupier of those premises to provide the authorised person with such assistance and facilities as is or are reasonably necessary to enable the authorised person to exercise the functions of an authorised person under this section.

(2) If an authorised person removes any records for the purposes of taking copies of, or notes from, those records, the authorised person must return the records to the owner of the records as soon as practicable.