Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 (NO. 10 OF 2005) - SECT 49

    (1)     A WELS inspector may enter WELS premises and exercise the powers set out in subsection (3) if the occupier of the premises consents to the entry and the exercise of the powers.

    (2)     Before obtaining consent, the WELS inspector must tell the occupier that the occupier may refuse consent, or withdraw consent at any time.

    (3)     For the purposes set out in section 47, a WELS inspector who enters WELS premises in accordance with subsection (1) may do 1 or more of the following:

        (a)     search the premises and anything (including a vehicle) on the premises;

        (b)     inspect, examine, take measurements of or conduct tests on anything on the premises;

        (c)     take photographs, make video or audio recordings or make sketches of the premises or anything on the premises;

        (d)     inspect any book, record or document on the premises;

        (e)     take extracts from or make copies of any book, record or document on the premises;

        (f)     take onto the premises the equipment and materials that the WELS inspector reasonably needs to exercise powers in relation to the premises;

        (g)     operate equipment on the premises for the purposes of gaining access to a document or record relating to 1 or more WELS products.