Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 135D

Inspectors may be assisted by other persons

  (1)   An inspector may, in entering premises under section   135 and in exercising search - related powers in relation to the premises, be assisted by other persons if that assistance is necessary and reasonable.

  (2)   A person giving such assistance is a person assisting the inspector.

Powers of a person assisting the inspector

  (3)   A person assisting the inspector may:

  (a)   enter the premises; and

  (b)   exercise search - related powers in relation to the premises, but only in accordance with a direction given to the person by the inspector.

  (4)   A power exercised by a person assisting the inspector as mentioned in subsection   (3) is taken for all purposes to have been exercised by the inspector.