New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ACT 2013 - SECT 27

27 Authorised officer's powers

(1) An authorised officer may exercise powers under this section only for the purpose of investigating possible unlawful conduct.

(2) An authorised officer may, at any reasonable time, enter and inspect any premises that the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect are the premises of an entertainment industry representative or entertainment industry hirer, and inspect any work being done there and, while on any premises entered under this section--

(a) require any person employed or engaged at the premises to produce to the authorised officer such records or other documents as are required to be kept under this Act or the regulations and are in the custody or under the control of the person so employed or engaged, and

(b) question any entertainment industry representative, entertainment industry hirer, or employee of a representative or hirer, as to any matter concerning the possible unlawful conduct.

(3) An authorised officer may, at any time--

(a) require an entertainment industry representative or entertainment industry hirer to produce for the authorised officer's examination, at such time and place as the officer may reasonably specify, any specified records required to be kept under this Act (and retain any such record for such period as may be necessary in order to take copies of or extracts from it), and

(b) require an entertainment industry representative or entertainment industry hirer to deliver to the authorised officer, within such time and to such place as the officer may reasonably specify, any specified information concerning possible unlawful conduct, and

(c) make such other examinations and inquiries as the authorised officer thinks necessary to ascertain whether the requirements of this Act or the regulations are being or have been contravened.

(4) A requirement of an authorised officer under this section may be made personally or by notice in writing served by post.

(5) An authorised officer who enters premises under this section may seize anything that the officer reasonably considers to be evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(6) An authorised officer must not exercise the powers conferred by this section in relation to any part of any premises used for residential purposes except--

(a) with the permission of the occupier of the premises, or

(b) under the authority conferred by a search warrant issued under section 28.