Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243:section:165
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 165
Character Range: 183059–184186

165  General powers on entry
 (1) An inspector who enters a workplace under section 163 may do all or any of the following:
 (a) inspect, examine and make inquiries at the workplace;
 (b) inspect and examine anything (including a document) at the workplace;
 (c) bring to the workplace and use any equipment or materials that may be required;
 (d) take measurements, conduct tests and make sketches or recordings (including photographs, films, audio, video, digital or other recordings);
 (e) take and remove for analysis a sample of any substance or thing;
 (f) require a person at the workplace to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector's powers under paragraphs (a) to (e);
 (g) exercise any compliance power or other power that is reasonably necessary to be exercised by the inspector for the purposes of this Act.
 (2) A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (1)(f) must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with the requirement.
Penalty: The tier D monetary penalty.
 (3) Subsection (2) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.