Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:clause:2b_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2B cl 5
Character Range: 2133716–2136208

5  Well integrity inspections—regulated business premises

Power to enter and search
 (1) A NOPSEMA inspector may, for the purposes of a well integrity inspection:
 (a) at any reasonable time, enter any regulated business premises if the inspector is satisfied on reasonable grounds that there are likely to be at those premises plant, substances, documents or things that relate to:
 (i) operations conducted for the purposes of a title; or
 (ii) compliance or non‑compliance with a well integrity law; and
 (b) search those premises for any such plant, substances, documents or things at those premises; and
 (c) inspect, take extracts from, or make copies of, any such documents at those premises; and
 (d) inspect, examine or measure, or conduct tests concerning, any such plant, substances or things at those premises; and
 (e) take photographs of, make video recordings of, or make sketches of, any such plant, substances or things at those premises; and
 (f) exercise the powers conferred by clause 8 in relation to the inspection; and
 (g) exercise the powers conferred by clause 9 in relation to the inspection.

Notification of entry
 (2) Immediately on entering regulated business premises for the purposes of an inspection, a NOPSEMA inspector must take reasonable steps to notify the purpose of the entry to:
 (a) in the case of an inspection at regulated business premises that are occupied by the titleholder—a person representing the titleholder; or
 (b) in the case of an inspection at regulated business premises that are occupied by a related body corporate of the titleholder—a person representing the related body corporate; or
 (c) in the case of an inspection at regulated business premises that are occupied by a person covered by subparagraph (c)(ii) of the definition of regulated business premises in clause 2—a person representing the person; or
 (d) in the case of an inspection at regulated business premises that are occupied by a person covered by subparagraph (d)(ii) of the definition of regulated business premises in clause 2—a person representing the person.
 (3) The inspector must, on being requested to do so by the person required to be notified under subclause (2), produce for inspection by the person:
 (a) the inspector's identity card; and
 (b) a copy of NOPSEMA's written direction (if any) to conduct the inspection; and
 (c) a copy of any directions issued by NOPSEMA under section 602A in relation to the exercise of the inspector's powers.