Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An authorised compliance officer is not authorised to enter premises under paragraph 223(3)(a) or 224(4)(a) unless an occupier of the premises has voluntarily consented to the entry.
(2) Before obtaining the consent of an occupier for the purposes of subsection (1), the authorised compliance officer must inform the person that he or she may refuse consent.
(2A) A consent may be expressed to be limited to entry during a particular period. If so, the consent has effect for that period unless the consent is withdrawn before the end of that period.
(3) If an authorised compliance officer is on premises by consent in accordance with subsection (1), the authorised compliance officer must leave the premises if any occupier of the premises asks the authorised compliance officer to do so.
(4) If:
(a) an authorised compliance officer is on premises by consent in accordance with subsection (1); and
(b) the authorised compliance officer has not shown the occupier of the premises the officer's identity card before entering the premises;
the authorised compliance officer must do so on, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after, entering the premises.