Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012

This Part is about ensuring compliance with this Act.

Division 2 provides for officers of Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies to be appointed as GEMS inspectors.

Division 3 authorises GEMS inspectors to enter public areas of premises used in connection with the supply of GEMS products. Inspectors may purchase GEMS products there (and exercise certain other powers) in order to investigate compliance with this Act.

Division 4 applies the Regulatory Powers Act to allow GEMS inspectors to enter premises under a monitoring warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise monitoring powers there under that Act, for the purposes of determining:

Division 5 applies the Regulatory Powers Act to allow GEMS inspectors to enter premises under an investigation warrant or with consent of the occupier and to exercise investigation powers there under that Act, for the purposes of gathering material that relates to the contravention of offence and civil penalty provisions in this Act.

Division 7 requires a person, on demand, to give a GEMS inspector information, or to appear for an examination, in relation to an investigation, or to prevent a contravention of this Act.

Division 8 deals with the powers of a GEMS inspector to test, examine or sample GEMS products to determine whether the products, or models of the products, comply with this Act (including any relevant GEMS determination).