Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 911

911 General powers after entering workplaces

(1) This section applies to an inspector who enters a workplace under section 910 .

(2) However, if an inspector enters a workplace to get the occupier’s consent to enter the workplace, this section applies to the inspector only if the consent is given or the entry is otherwise authorised.

(3) For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the inspector may do any of the following—

(a) search any part of the workplace;

(b) inspect, examine, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the workplace;

(c) place an identifying mark in or on anything at the place;

(d) take an extract from, or copy, a document at the workplace;

(e) produce an image or writing at the workplace from an electronic document or, to the extent it is not practicable, take a thing containing an electronic document to another place to produce an image or writing;

(f) take to, into or onto the workplace any person, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising the inspector’s powers under this part;

(g) remain at the place for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of the entry;

(h) require a person at the workplace to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise a power mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) .

(4) When making a requirement under subsection (3) (h) , the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

(5) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(6) If the inspector takes a thing containing an electronic document to another place the inspector must return the thing to the workplace as soon as practicable.

(7) In this section—

"inspect" , a thing, includes open the thing and examine its contents.