Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) For the purpose of
investigating any matter that he or she is authorised to investigate, a VET
inspector may do any of the following —
(a) with
the occupier’s consent, enter, inspect and search any place, other than
a dwelling, that the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds is a place where
vocational education and training is provided;
(b) give
a person a written direction to produce to the inspector the records that are
specified or described in the direction and that are in the person’s
possession;
(c) with
the consent of the person in possession of the record, read and seize or copy
any record the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds is or may be relevant
to the matter being investigated.
(2) A person who is
given a written direction under subsection (1)(b) must obey it.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(3) A person must not
give a VET inspector information that the person knows is false or misleading.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
[Section 61B inserted: No. 44 of 2008 s. 40.]