Western Australian Numbered Acts

CHILD CARE SERVICES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007) - SECT 42

42 .         Powers of entry and inspection

        (1)         A licensing officer may — 

            (a)         enter at any reasonable time any place specified in a licence as a place at which a child care service may be provided and inspect that place and any equipment or other thing at that place; and

            (b)         enter and inspect any other place if authorised to do so by a warrant issued under subsection (3); and

            (c)         require any person who is at a place entered under paragraph (a) or (b) to provide any information that is necessary for the purpose of investigating compliance with this Act or the regulations; and

            (d)         inspect and for that purpose require the production of, any register, record or other document that any person is required by the regulations to keep and copy or take extracts from any such register, record or other document.

        (2)         A person must not, without lawful excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(c) or (d).

        Penalty: a fine of $6 000.

        (3)         If a magistrate is satisfied by evidence on oath that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a child care service is being provided at a place other than a place at which such a service may be provided under a licence, the magistrate may issue a warrant to a licensing officer or a police officer authorising the officer to enter and inspect that place.