Health Services Act 1988

The Chief Quality and Safety Officer, or an authorised quality and safety officer at the direction of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer, may enter the premises of a health service entity at any time for the purpose of conducting a quality and safety review.

If the Chief Quality and Safety Officer, or an authorised quality and safety officer at the direction of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer, enters the premises of a health service entity under the powers conferred by this Act, the Chief Quality and Safety Officer or the authorised quality and safety officer may do any one or more of the following—

inspect, examine or make enquiries at the premises;

examine or inspect any thing (including a document or part of a document) at the premises;

bring any equipment or materials to the premises that may be required;

take any photographs or make any audio or visual recordings at the premises, including a photograph or a recording of a person if the Chief Quality and Safety Officer or the authorised quality and safety officer has that person's consent to do so;

use any equipment at the premises;

make copies of, or take extracts from, any document kept at the premises;

do any other thing that is reasonably necessary for the purpose of performing or exercising the functions or powers of the Chief Quality and Safety Officer under this Act or the regulations.