Powers of Entry - Summary Section When can this power Premises that can be exercised? be entered Powers that can be exercised Section Monitoring compliance Education and care Inspect the Photograph or film, Inspect and make Take any Ask a person at the Ask a person at the 197 with National Law and premises, at any premises and or make audio copies of, or take document or premises to answer premise to take National Regulations reasonable time and any plant, recordings or extracts from, any any other a question to the reasonable steps to with such assistants equipment, make sketches of, document kept at thing at the best of that person's provide information A rating assessment of as may reasonably vehicle or any part of the the premises* premises* knowledge, or produce a an approved education be required, other thing* premises or information and document. and care service anything at the belief premises* Obtaining information requested under section 35 or 83. Section To investigate an Education and care Search any Inspect, measure, Take a thing, or a Copy, or take Take into or onto Require the occupier 199 approved education and premises, with any part of the test, photograph or sample of or from a an extract the premises any or person at the care service if the necessary assistants, premises* film, or make audio thing, at the from, a person, equipment premises, to give the authorised officer may with or without recordings of, any premises for document, at and materials the authorised officer reasonably suspects that the consent of the part of the analysis, the premises* authorised officer information to help an offence may have occupier of the premises or measurement or reasonably requires the authorised officer been or may be being premises, enter the anything at the testing* for exercising a in conducting the committed against premises at any premises* power under investigation National Law or National reasonable time s.199(2) Regulations Section If authorised officer Principal office or any Same powers as section 199 above 200 reasonably suspects that other business documents or other premises of an evidence relevant to the approved provider, possible commission of with the consent of an offence against the the occupier of the National Law or National premises Regulations are present at the premises * Power limited to prescribed documents
Powers of Entry - Summary Section When can this power be exercised? Premises that can be entered Powers that can be exercised Section 197 Monitoring compliance with National Law and National Regulations A rating assessment of an approved education and care service Obtaining information requested under section 35 or 83. Education and care premises, at any reasonable time and with such assistants as may reasonably be required, Inspect the premises and any plant, equipment, vehicle or other thing* Photograph or film, or make audio recordings or make sketches of, any part of the premises or anything at the premises* Inspect and make copies of, or take extracts from, any document kept at the premises* Take any document or any other thing at the premises* Ask a person at the premises to answer a question to the best of that person's knowledge, information and belief Ask a person at the premise to take reasonable steps to provide information or produce a document. Section 199 To investigate an approved education and care service if the authorised officer reasonably suspects that an offence may have been or may be being committed against National Law or National Regulations Education and care premises, with any necessary assistants, may with or without the consent of the occupier of the premises, enter the premises at any reasonable time Search any part of the premises* Inspect, measure, test, photograph or film, or make audio recordings of, any part of the premises or anything at the premises* Take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the premises for analysis, measurement or testing* Copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the premises* Take into or onto the premises any person, equipment and materials the authorised officer reasonably requires for exercising a power under s.199(2) Require the occupier or person at the premises, to give the authorised officer information to help the authorised officer in conducting the investigation Section 200 If authorised officer reasonably suspects that documents or other evidence relevant to the possible commission of an offence against the National Law or National Regulations are present at the premises Principal office or any other business premises of an approved provider, with the consent of the occupier of the premises Same powers as section 199 above * Power limited to prescribed documents
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