Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) For compliance purposes or otherwise for this Act, an authorised person may—
(a) at any reasonable time, enter premises or a vehicle that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment); or
(b) at any reasonable time, enter premises occupied or controlled by a person involved in the transport of dangerous goods, and enter any vehicle at the premises; or
(c) at any time, enter premises or a vehicle with the occupier's consent; or
(d) enter premises or a vehicle in accordance with a warrant; or
(e) at any time, enter premises or a vehicle if the authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds that the circumstances are so serious and urgent that immediate entry to the premises or vehicle without the authority of a warrant is necessary.
Note 1 For when a function is exercised for compliance purposes , see s 9.
Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(2) However, subsection (1) (a) or (b) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used for residential purposes.
(3) An authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier of premises or a vehicle, enter the following land to ask for consent to enter the premises or vehicle:
(a) land that that is around, or part of, the premises;
(b) land that is around the vehicle.
(4) To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises or a vehicle under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.
(5) For subsection (1) (d) and (e), the authorised person may enter premises or a vehicle with any reasonable and necessary force and assistance.
(6) However, only a police officer may use force against a person.