Environment Protection Act 1997

An authorised officer who enters premises under section 96 (Entry of premises—routine inspections) may, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to do so because of urgent and serious circumstances, require the occupier or a person on the premises to do any of the following:

answer questions;

give information;

make available to the authorised officer any record or document kept on the premises;

provide reasonable assistance to the authorised officer in relation to the exercise of the authorised officer’s functions.

The power to act under subsection (1)—

may be exercised even though the officer entered the premises without a warrant; and

is in addition to any other power of the officer.