Powers and duties of authorised officer
48 Powers and duties of authorised officer
If an authorised officer reasonably believes an offence against this Act has been, is being or is about to be committed, the officer may enter any land for either or both of the following purposes:
preparing a report about the offence for submission to the Board;
taking other action under this Act or the Building Act 1993 as the officer considers appropriate.
A person who is carrying out plumbing or draining work must, if required to do so by an authorised officer, state whether he holds a registration card or licence entitling him to carry out that work and produce the registration card or licence, if any.
A person referred to in subsection (2), having been required to do so by an authorised officer, must not:
refuse to state whether he holds a registration card or licence entitling him to carry out that work or refuse to produce a registration card or licence, issued to him under this Act, that he does possess; or
falsely state that he holds a registration card or licence entitling him to carry out that work.
Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.
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