Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of investigating whether this Act or a licence is being contravened, an
inspector may, with such assistance as the inspector thinks necessary, at any
reasonable time —
(a)
enter and inspect any place, other than premises used as a residence, occupied
by any person who is a licence holder;
(b)
inspect, count, examine or mark for identification any plant in the place;
(c)
require a person to produce any document that is or may be relevant to the
investigation or contravention;
(d)
inspect any document produced, make copies of it or take extracts from it, and
remove it for as long as is reasonably necessary to make copies or extracts;
(e) take
or remove for analysis or examination samples of or from, or specimens of, any
plant to determine —
(i)
the tetrahydrocannabinol content of the plant;
(ii)
the variety or cultivar and the genetic provenance of the
plant; or
(iii)
whether the plant has been cultivated in accordance with
a licence or that its possession is in accordance with a licence;
or
(f)
submit any sample or specimen taken or removed under paragraph (e) to an
approved analyst or an approved botanist for analysis or examination.
(2) An inspector
appointed under section 38(1) may not exercise any powers under this Part
if the inspector fails, on request, to produce his or her identity card for
inspection by a person in respect of whom the inspector is about to exercise a
power under this Part.