(1)  For the purpose of determining if an offence against the Act or these regulations is being or has been committed, an authorised officer or a person assisting that authorised officer may –

(a) enter, search and inspect any premises or place; and

(b) require any person to produce any relevant records or documents for inspection; and

(c) take extracts from, or make copies of, those records or documents; and

(d) take into any relevant premises or place any equipment or other thing reasonably necessary for the purpose of exercising a power under the Act or these regulations; and

(e) take any relevant samples for analysis; and

(f) require any person to give such reasonable assistance as may be required in the exercise of any such powers.

(2)  If an authorised officer or a person assisting an authorised officer has a reasonable belief that an offence against the Act or these regulations is being or has been committed, he or she may seize any record, document or any other thing relevant to the offence.

(3)  An authorised officer, in exercising his or her powers under this section, must not unnecessarily impede or obstruct the work carried on at the premises or place entered.