Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if an authorised representative enters premises under section 63 to investigate a suspected contravention of this Act.
(2) The authorised representative may investigate the contravention by doing 1 or more of the following:
(a) inspecting or viewing work, materials, plant or systems at the premises;
(b) interviewing members of the registered organisation (or people who are eligible to be members of the organisation) with their consent;
(c) taking measurements and making sketches, drawings or any other kind of record (including photographs, films, or audio, video or other recordings) at the premises;
(d) requiring the production for inspection of documents relating to work safety at the premises;
(e) examining and copying, or taking extracts from, any document produced under paragraph (d);
Note It is an offence for a person (including an authorised representative) to disclose protected information obtained while exercising a function under this Act (see s 211).
(f) requiring the occupier or a worker to give the representative any assistance reasonably needed to exercise a function under this division at the premises.
(3) If an authorised representative requires a person to produce documents for inspection under subsection (2) (d) the representative must—
(a) show the person the representative's authorisation; and,
(b) give the person 14 days written notice to produce the documents.
(4) If an authorised representative requires the assistance of a person under subsection (2) (f) the representative must show the person the representative's authorisation.