Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014

An authorised person may be assisted by other persons in exercising powers or performing functions or duties under this Part, if:

that assistance is necessary and reasonable; and

another Act empowers the authorised person to be assisted.

A person assisting the authorised person:

may enter the premises; and

may exercise powers under this Part for the purposes of assisting the authorised person to determine:

whether a provision subject to monitoring under this Part has been, or is being, complied with; or

whether information subject to monitoring under this Part is correct; or

a matter subject to monitoring under this Part; and

may exercise powers and perform functions and duties under this Part that are incidental to the powers mentioned in paragraph (b); and

must do so in accordance with a direction given to the person assisting by the authorised person.

A power exercised by a person assisting the authorised person as mentioned in subsection (2) is taken for all purposes to have been exercised by the authorised person.

A function or duty performed by a person assisting the authorised person as mentioned in subsection (2) is taken for all purposes to have been performed by the authorised person.

If a direction is given under paragraph (2)(d) in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.