Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00476:clause:1_214ah
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00476
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 214AH
Character Range: 29876–30685

214AH  Monitoring officer may ask questions

 (1) If a monitoring officer is in or on premises that he or she entered with the consent of the occupier of the premises, the officer may request the occupier to answer any questions put by the monitoring officer, but the occupier is not obliged to comply with the request.

 (2) If a monitoring officer is in or on premises that he or she has entered under a warrant issued under section 214AF or 214AG, the officer may require any person on the premises to answer any questions put by the monitoring officer if the occupier of the premises, or a representative previously nominated to Customs by the occupier, is unavailable to do so or absent from the premises.

Note: Failure to answer a question put under this subsection is an offence. See section 243SA.