Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGULATOR ACT 2011 - SECT 71

  (1)   If an authorised officer is authorised to enter premises because the occupier of the premises consented to the entry, the authorised officer may ask the occupier to:

  (a)   answer any questions relating to:

  (i)   the operation of this Act; or

  (ii)   information provided under this Act; or

  (iii)   the reasons for the authorised officer entering the premises;

    that are put by the authorised officer; and

  (b)   produce any document relating to:

  (i)   the operation of this Act; or

  (ii)   information provided under this Act; or

  (iii)   the reasons for the authorised officer entering the premises;

    that is requested by the authorised officer.

  (2)   If an authorised officer is authorised to enter premises under a warrant, the authorised officer may require any person on the premises to:

  (a)   answer any questions relating to:

  (i)   the operation of this Act; or

  (ii)   information provided under this Act; or

  (iii)   the reasons for the authorised officer entering the premises;

    that are put by the authorised officer; and

  (b)   produce any document relating to:

  (i)   the operation of this Act; or

  (ii)   information provided under this Act; or

  (iii)   the reasons for the authorised officer entering the premises;

    that is requested by the authorised officer.

Offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is subject to a requirement under subsection   (2); and

  (b)   the person fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection:   150 penalty units.