Inspection of stock and documents
14 Inspection of stock and documents
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an authorized person may, at reasonable times or, where he or she has reasonable cause to believe an offence against this Act has been, is being, or is about to be, committed, at any time, enter:
a production unit or any part thereof; or
(b) premises where there is stored, or where the authorized person has reasonable cause to believe is stored, a mineral commodity in respect of which royalty is payable or, in his or her opinion, is likely to be payable; or
(c) premises where there are, or where he or she has reasonable cause to believe are kept, documents:
(i) relating to the mining, processing, storage or sale or other disposal of a mineral commodity; or
(ii) of a kind that a royalty payer is required to retain under section 17A(2);
and may:
inspect or take stock of a mineral commodity; and
inspect the mining or processing of a mineral commodity; and
inspect documents of a kind mentioned in paragraph (c); and
(g) require a person in that production unit or on those premises to furnish the authorised person with that person's name or residential address, or both, and to answer questions put to the person relating to the subject of the inspection.
(1A) A person required under subsection (1)(g) to answer questions shall answer truthfully to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, but need not answer to a question if that answer might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
(2) An authorized person may make and retain copies of, or extracts from, the documents inspected under this section by him or her.
(3) A person required under subsection (1) to furnish his or her name or address, or both his or her name and address, shall not:
refuse or fail to comply with the requirement; or
furnish a name that is false in a material particular; or
(c) furnish as his or her address an address other than the full and correct address of his or her ordinary place of residence.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.
(4) The occupier or person in charge of a production unit or part of a production unit, or of premises referred to in subsection (1)(b) or (c), shall provide an authorized person with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of the authorized person's powers under this section.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
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