Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2006 - SECT 49

49 .         Inspection powers — with consent

        (1)         A WELS inspector may enter WELS premises and exercise the powers set out in subsection (3) if the occupier of the premises consents to the entry and the exercise of those powers.

        (2)         Before obtaining consent, the WELS inspector must inform the occupier that the occupier may refuse consent, or withdraw consent, at any time.

        (3)         For the purposes set out in section 47, a WELS inspector who enters WELS premises in accordance with subsection (1) may do one or more of the following —

            (a)         search the premises and any thing (including a vehicle) on the premises;

            (b)         inspect, examine, take measurements of or conduct tests on any thing on the premises;

            (c)         take photographs, make video or audio recordings or make sketches of the premises or any thing on the premises;

            (d)         inspect any book, record or document on the premises;

            (e)         take extracts from or make copies of any such book, record or document;

            (f)         take onto the premises such equipment and materials as the WELS inspector requires for the purposes of exercising powers in relation to the premises;

            (g)         operate equipment on the premises for the purposes of gaining access to a document or record relating to one or more WELS products.