Tattoo Industry Act 2012

Without limiting section 32, an authorised officer may, at any premises lawfully entered under this Act for a purpose referred to in section 30A (1), do any or all of the following—

examine any licence, registers, books, records or other documents on the premises,

make a copy on the premises of any licence, registers, books, records or other documents and retain that copy,

require any person to make a copy on the premises of any licence, registers, books, records or other documents and give that copy to the authorised officer to retain,

make such examinations and inquiries as the authorised officer considers necessary,

take such photographs, films, audio, video or other recordings as the authorised officer considers necessary,

require any person to produce any licence, registers, books, records or other documents on the premises,

require any person to answer any question relating to any licence, registers, books, records or other documents or any other relevant matter,

take any licence, registers, books, records or other documents from the premises for the purposes of copying them,

seize any licence, registers, books, records or other documents, or any other thing that the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence against this Act or the regulations.

The power to seize anything connected with an offence includes a power to seize anything that will provide evidence of the commission of an offence.

Any registers, books, records or other documents taken only for the purpose of copying them must be returned when that copying is completed.