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GUIDE, HEARING AND ASSISTANCE DOGS ACT 2009 No. 4 - SECT 85

85 General powers after entering a place

(1) This section applies to an authorised officer who enters a place.

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

(3) For investigating an offence against this Act, the authorised officer may do any of the following--

(a) search any part of the place;
(b) inspect, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place;
(c) copy a document at the place;
(d) confer alone with a person at the place;
(e) require a person at the place to give the authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the authorised officer's powers under paragraphs (a) to (d);
(f) require a person at the place to answer questions by the authorised officer to help the authorised officer ascertain whether this Act is being or has been complied with.

(4) When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (3)(e) or (f), the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.



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