Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 (NO. 26 OF 2008) - SECT 102

    (1)     For this Act, a medicines and poisons inspector may—

        (a)     at any reasonable time, enter premises 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 that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public; or

        (c)     at any time, enter premises with the occupier's consent; or

        (d)     enter premises in accordance with a search warrant; or

        (e)     at any time, enter premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the circumstances are so serious and urgent that immediate entry to the premises without the authority of a search warrant is necessary.

    (2)     However, subsection (1) (a) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used only for residential purposes.

    (3)     A medicines and poisons inspector may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises.

    (4)     To remove any doubt, a medicines and poisons inspector may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.

    (5)     In this section:

"at any reasonable time "includes at any time when the public is entitled to use the premises, or when the premises are open to or used by the public (whether or not on payment).