Industrial Relations Act 1996

An inspector may exercise powers under this section only for the purpose of investigating possible contraventions of Division 5 of Part 4 of Chapter 5.

An inspector may, at any reasonable time—

inspect any premises that the inspector has reasonable grounds to suspect are the premises of an organisation to which Part 4 of Chapter 5 applies, and

require any such organisation to produce for the inspector’s examination, at such time and place as the inspector may specify, any specified records required to be kept under the industrial relations legislation or the rules of the organisation or any other records that the inspector suspects may provide evidence of a possible contravention of Division 5 of Part 4 of Chapter 5, and

retain any such record for such period as may be necessary in order to take copies or extracts from it, and

require any such organisation or an officer or employee or former officer or employee of the organisation to deliver to the inspector, within such time and to such place as the inspector may specify, any specified information concerning the conduct or management of the organisation, and

question any officer or employee or former officer or employee of any such organisation concerning matters that may constitute a contravention of Division 5 of Part 4 of Chapter 5.

A requirement of an inspector under this section may be made personally or by notice in writing served—

personally or by post, or

by sending it to an email address specified by the person for the service of notices of that kind, or

by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of notices of that kind.

An inspector who enters premises under this section may seize anything that the inspector reasonably considers to be evidence of a contravention of Division 5 of Part 4 of Chapter 5.