Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Infertility Treatment Act 1995 - SECT 156

Powers and duties of members of Authority and authorised officers

156. Powers and duties of members of Authority and authorised officers



(1) A member of the Authority or an authorised officer may exercise powers
under this section only to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to do so
for the purpose of determining compliance with this Act, or the regulations,
or a licence, approval or exemption, or the
Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act 1984, or the regulations or an approval
made under that Act.

(2) A member of the Authority or an authorised officer with any necessary
assistants may enter a licensed centre or premises on which a doctor carries
out donor insemination, or premises which are the subject of an approval or
exemption at any time during ordinary working hours on any business day and
may-

   (a)  inspect the premises or anything found on the premises; and

   (b)  require the production for inspection of any records or other
        documents or documents containing information required to be kept
        under this Act or any licence, approval or exemption, or under the
        Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act 1984 or an approval made under
        that Act; and

   (c)  inspect any documents produced under paragraph (b);

   (d)  take possession of any documents found on the premises or produced
        under paragraph (b) for so long as is necessary to make copies of or
        take extracts from those documents.

(3) The member or authorised officer must as soon as possible report the
results of an inspection under subsection (2) to the Authority.

(4) A member of the Authority or an authorised officer may not exercise any
powers under this section if the member or authorised officer fails to
produce, on request, his or her identity card for inspection by the occupier
of the premises.

(5) A member of the Authority or an authorised officer may not take possession
of any documents apparently in the custody of a person unless the member or
authorised officer makes out and tenders to the person a receipt for the
documents taken.