General powers after entering places
229 General powers after entering places
To achieve the purpose of the entry, the authorised person may do any of the following (each a general power)—
inspect, test, photograph or film anything at the place;
copy a document at the place or take a document at the place to another place to copy it;
examine, inspect, or film, photograph, videotape or otherwise copy or record an image of a document or other thing at the place;
take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for exercising the authorised person’s powers.
The authorised person may take a necessary step to allow the exercise of a general power.
If an authorised person takes a document from a place to copy it, the document must be copied as soon as practicable and returned to the place.
The general powers may be exercised to the extent given in the occupier’s consent.
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