(1) An inspector who enters a place under this Division may—
(a) require a person to produce a document or part of a document located at the place that is in the person's possession or control; and
(b) examine that document or part; and
(c) require a person at the place to answer any questions put by the inspector.
(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under sub-section (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units for a natural person;
300 penalty units for a body corporate.
(3) Before requiring a person to produce a document or part of a document or to answer questions under sub-section (1), an inspector—
(a) must produce his or her identity card for inspection by the person and warn the person that a refusal or failure to comply with the requirement, without reasonable excuse, is an offence; and
(b) must inform the person that he or she may refuse or fail to answer any question if answering the question would tend to incriminate him or her.
(4) A person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against sub-section (2) if the inspector concerned failed to comply with sub-section (3).
Note 1: The powers conferred by this section are limited if all or part of the place is used only for residential purposes (see section 107).
Note 2: This section does not affect legal professional privilege (see section 155) or, in the case of a requirement to answer questions, the privilege against self-incrimination (see section 154).