New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WOOL, HIDE AND SKIN DEALERS ACT 2004 - SECT 35

35 Powers of entry and search

(1) A police officer may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises where a licensed business is carried on and inspect wool, hides or skins kept at the premises.

(2) A police officer may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises used by any person (whether or not that person is a licensee) for the purpose of storing wool, hides or skins, or that the police officer has reasonable cause to believe is being used for the purpose of storing wool, hides or skins, and may inspect that wool or those hides or skins.

(3) A police officer may, at any reasonable time, enter any storage premises used in connection with a licensed business and inspect any wool, hides or skins there, and for that purpose may require a person apparently in charge of the storage premises to open them.

(4) A police officer may search, or stop and search, any vehicle used, whether by a licensee or not, for the purpose of carrying wool, hides or skins, or that the police officer has reasonable cause to believe is being used for such a purpose, and may inspect any wool, hides or skins found in or on such a vehicle.

(5) In the exercise of the power conferred by this section, the police officer may enter the premises concerned in company with a person claiming to be the true owner of any wool, hides or skins believed to be kept on the premises, or with any technical expert, and may take photographs of, or video-tape, any wool, hides or skins found there and tender them for inspection by the person accompanying the officer.

(6) In the exercise of the power conferred by this section, the police officer may remain on premises only for as long as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances.

(7) This section does not authorise a police officer to enter a part of premises used for residential purposes except--

(a) with the consent of the occupier of the part, or

(b) under the authority of a search warrant.

(8) A person must not fail to comply with a requirement under this section.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.