Disability Act 2006

For the purpose of the conduct of an accountability investigation, an authorised officer may visit and inspect any part of any premises on which a service provider who is being investigated provides, or provided, a service that is being investigated.

An authorised officer may visit and inspect premises under subsection (1) with any assistance the authorised officer reasonably requires.

Before exercising a power under this section, the authorised officer must—

produce the authorised officer's identification document for inspection by the person apparently in charge of the premises; and

explain the purpose of the inspection to the person apparently in charge of the premises.

A power under subsection (1) must not be exercised—

for a premises that is not a residential service, on the premises or any part of premises that is used for residential purposes; or

for a premises that is a residential service, on any part of the premises that is solely occupied by a resident unless the resident consents, or, if the resident is unable to consent the guardian of the resident or, if none, the next of kin of the resident, consents.

For the purposes of subsection (4)(b), if a room is occupied by more than one person, consent must be obtained for all occupants.