General powers on entry
165 General powers on entry
An inspector who enters a workplace under section 163 may do all or any of the following:
inspect, examine and make inquiries at the workplace;
inspect and examine anything (including a document) at the workplace;
bring to the workplace and use any equipment or materials that may be required;
take measurements, conduct tests and make sketches or recordings (including photographs, films, audio, video, digital or other recordings);
take and remove for analysis a sample of any substance or thing;
require a person at the workplace to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e);
exercise any compliance power or other power that is reasonably necessary to be exercised by the inspector for the purposes of this Act.
A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (1)(f) must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with the requirement.
Penalty: The tier D monetary penalty.
Subsection (2) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.
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