First Home and Housing Construction Grants Act 2000

An authorised officer may, for the purposes of an authorised investigation, exercise any of the following powers:

inspect premises;

require a person to produce a document relevant to the investigation for inspection and (if necessary) to operate a computer or other device in which information is stored to produce a document in understandable form;

retain a document for inspection, to make a copy of it, or to take extracts from it;

require a person to answer questions relevant to the investigation;

require a person to give the authorised person other assistance that may be reasonable in the circumstances to carry out the authorised investigation.

An authorised person may enter premises to carry out an authorised investigation—

with the consent of the occupier; or

on the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (3).

A magistrate may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer to enter premises (using force that may be reasonably necessary in the circumstances) if satisfied that the warrant is reasonably necessary for the administration or enforcement of this Act.

An authorised officer may be accompanied by any assistants the authorised officer reasonably requires to carry out an authorised investigation.

A person must not—

hinder or obstruct an authorised officer who is carrying out an authorised investigation or a person assisting the authorised officer; or

use abusive, threatening or insulting language to an authorised officer who is carrying out an authorised investigation or a person assisting an authorised officer; or

refuse or fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement made by an authorised officer in the exercise of powers conferred by this section; or

answer a question put by an authorised officer under this section knowing that the answer is false or misleading.