Public Trustee Act 1978

This section applies to an inspector who enters a place.

However, if an inspector enters a place to get the occupier’s consent to enter premises, this section applies to the inspector only if the consent is given or the entry is otherwise authorised.

For enforcing compliance with this Act, the inspector may—

search any part of the place; or

inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; or

copy a document at the place; or

take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this division; or

require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (d); or

require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector information to help the inspector ascertain whether this Act is being complied with.

When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (3)(e) or (f), the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.