Analyst’s power of entry
93 Analyst’s power of entry
An analyst may accompany an authorised officer who has entered a place under this Act in order to conduct such tests as are necessary to determine whether a contravention of this Act has occurred.
Note For evidentiary certificates by analysts, see s 135A.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or hinder an analyst in the exercise of the analyst’s powers under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty:
for a person who is not a utility—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; or
for a utility—2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
An analyst who enters a place under subsection (1) is not authorised to remain at the place if, on request by the occupier, the analyst does not produce the analyst’s identity card.
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