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NO. 3 OF 2020
Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc.
41.—(1) The Director or an authorised officer may, at any time and without notice and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises or conveyance, and the facilities in the premises or conveyance, that are being used, or that the Director or authorised officer has reasonable cause to believe are being used, to provide any healthcare service or to store any information relating to the provision of any healthcare service, for the purpose of—
- (a) investigating an offence under this Act or a contravention of or non-compliance with a provision under this Act;
- (b) investigating whether any condition or restriction imposed on a licence or an approval is being complied with; or
- (c) assessing whether the practices and procedures of a licensee are in compliance with this Act or an applicable code of practice.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Director or authorised officer may—
- (a) inspect and make copies of or take extracts from, or require the occupier or any person having the management or control of the premises or conveyance to provide copies of or extracts from, any book, document, record or electronic material;
- (b) inspect and make copies of or take extracts from, or require the occupier or any person having the management or control of the premises or conveyance to provide copies of or extracts from, any medical record of any individual—
- (i) who has been or is being treated or examined at the premises or conveyance; or
- (ii) to whom a licensee has provided or is providing a licensable healthcare service,
- even though the prior consent of that individual has not been obtained;
