Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, an inspector, at all reasonable times and on production of the
certificate furnished to him under section 125 —
(a)
shall have access to any part of the adjacent area and to any structure, ship,
aircraft or building in that area that, in his opinion, has been, is being or
is to be used in connection with any of the following operations in that area
—
(i)
petroleum exploration operations;
(ii)
petroleum recovery operations;
(iii)
operations relating to the processing or storage of
petroleum;
(iv)
operations relating to the preparation of petroleum for
transport;
(v)
operations connected with the construction or operation
of a pipeline;
and
(b) may
inspect and test any equipment that, in his opinion, has been, is being or is
to be used in that area in connection with any of those operations; and
(c) may
enter any structure, ship, aircraft, building or place in that area or in the
State, in which, in his opinion, there are any documents relating to any of
those operations and may inspect, take extracts from and make copies of any of
those documents.
(2) A person who is
the occupier or person in charge of any building, structure or place, or is
the person in charge of any ship, aircraft or equipment referred to in
subsection (1), shall provide an inspector with all reasonable facilities and
assistance for the effective exercise of his powers under this section.
(3) A person shall
not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or hinder an inspector in the
exercise of his powers under this section.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(4) In this section
and in section 125 this Act includes the Registration Fees Act.
[Section 126 amended: No. 13 of 2005 s. 41; No. 42
of 2010 s. 156 and 171; No. 57 of 2011 s. 6.]