Victorian Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW AND FAIR TRADING ACT 2012 (NO. 21 OF 2012) - SECT 149

    (1)     If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person has contravened this Act or the regulations, the inspector, with the consent of the occupier of premises, may—

        (a)     enter and search the premises; and

        (b)     exercise a power referred to in subsection (2) and (3) at the premises.

    (2)     An inspector may—

        (a)     seize any thing the inspector finds on the premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds the thing is connected with the alleged contravention;

        (b)     examine, take and keep samples of any goods the inspector finds on the premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds the goods are connected with the alleged contravention;

        (c)     in the case of any document on the premises, do any of the following in relation to the document, if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds the document is connected with the alleged contravention—

              (i)     require the document to be produced for examination;

              (ii)     examine, make copies or take extracts from the document, or arrange for the making of copies or the taking of extracts;

              (iii)     remove the document for so long as is reasonably necessary to make copies or take extracts from the document.

    (3)     An inspector may make any still or moving image or audio-visual recording if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds it is necessary to do so for the purpose of establishing the alleged contravention.