Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an authorised officer is given access to business premises of a solicitor, a solicitor corporation or a partnership of solicitors in compliance with a notice under section 27E.
(2) For the purpose of monitoring compliance by the solicitor, corporation or partnership with section 15A, the officer may inspect:
(a) any records kept at, or accessible from, the premises that relate to the obligations of the solicitor, corporation or partnership under that section; and
(b) any system used by the solicitor, corporation or partnership at the premises for keeping those records; and
(c) any reports retained at, or accessible from, the premises under that section; and
(d) any system used by the solicitor, corporation or partnership in connection with:
(i) preparing reports under that section; or
(ii) sending such reports to the AUSTRAC CEO; or
(iii) retaining such reports.
(3) An authorised officer who is empowered under this section to inspect records or reports of a solicitor, a solicitor corporation or a partnership of solicitors may also receive or make copies of, or take extracts from, those records or reports.