Power to enter and search etc.
81M Power to enter and search etc.
A commission officer authorised to enter and search official premises under section 81L may—
enter and search the official premises; or
inspect any document or thing found in or on official premises that is, or might be, relevant to the corruption investigation; or
seize and remove from official premises any document or thing found in or on the premises that is relevant to a corruption investigation; or
make copies of or take extracts from a document mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c); or
require a person holding an appointment in a unit of public administration to give the officer reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d).
However, the commission officer must not exercise a power under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) if the chief executive officer of the unit of public administration, or a person authorised by the chief executive officer for the purpose, claims that the document or thing is subject to privilege.
Note—
If a claim of privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A.
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