After section 399 of the Principal Act insert —
(1) The Director may make an application under section 396, 397 or 399 on behalf of the former resident of a rooming house or person who has a lawful right to the goods or documents referred to in section 396, 397 or 399 (as the case requires) without the consent of the former resident or person who has a lawful right if the Director is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
(2) This section applies subject to section 105 of the Fair Trading Act 1999 .".