Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purposes of monitoring compliance with a provision of this Act or investigating a possible contravention of a provision of this Act, an authorised officer or independent investigator may enter any residential premises owned or occupied by a registered social service provider with the consent of the occupier.
(2) An authorised officer or independent investigator must not under subsection (1) enter a bedroom in the residential premises without the consent of the resident of the bedroom.
(3) Before attempting to enter a residential premises or a bedroom in a residential premises, an authorised officer or independent investigator must notify the occupier of the resident (as the case may be) of—
(a) the purpose of the entry; and
(b) the occupier's or resident's right to refuse entry to the authorised officer or independent investigator or to the exercise of any powers after entry.
(4) An authorised officer or independent investigator, in seeking to obtain the occupier's or resident's consent to the entry and inspection, may—
(a) enter land around the premises to the extent that it is reasonable to do so for the purpose of contacting the occupier or resident; or
(b) enter a part of the premises which the authorised officer or independent investigator considers can be entered by a member of the public for the purpose of contacting the occupier or resident.
(5) Consent to the entry and inspection of the residential premises or bedroom may be—
(a) given by the resident's guardian or parent if the resident of the bedroom is unable to give consent; and
(b) limited to entry at a particular time;
(c) withdrawn by the occupier, resident or resident's parent or guardian at any time.
(6) If consent is withdrawn under subsection (5)(c), the authorised officer or independent investigator must immediately leave the residential premises or bedroom.