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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 21 OF 2005) - SECT 43

43—Amendment of section 87—Powers of authorised officers

        (1)         Section 87(1)(d)—after "take" insert:

and remove

        (2)         Section 87(1)(h)—delete "for the purpose of determining whether a provision of this Act is being or has been complied with" and substitute:

as reasonably required in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Act

        (3)         Section 87(1)(i)—after paragraph (i) insert:

            (ia)         take onto or into any place or vehicle, and use, any equipment or apparatus (such as drilling, boring, earth-moving, testing, measuring, photographic, film, audio, video or other recording equipment or apparatus) as reasonably required in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Act;

        (4)         Section 87(1)(k)—after "those matters" insert:

, to state the person's full name and usual place of residence and to produce evidence of the person's identity

        (5)         Section 87(3)—after "inspect" insert:

, or to seize,

        (6)         Section 87—after subsection (7) insert:

        (8)         An authorised officer appointed by a council may only exercise powers under this Act—

            (a)         within the area of the council; and

            (b)         within the area of any other council to the extent agreed to, in writing, by the other council.

        (9)         Where the exercise of a power under this section (other than a power exercised with the authority of a warrant) results in any damage, the Authority or, if the power was exercised by an authorised officer appointed by a council, the council must make good the damage as soon as is reasonably practicable or pay reasonable compensation for the damage.



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