Section 140XC — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

(1) An inspector who enters premises or a place under section 140XB may exercise one or more of the following powers while on the premises or at the place:

(a) inspect any work, process or object;

(b) interview any person;

(c) require a person to tell the inspector who has custody of, or access to, a record or document;

(d) require a person who has the custody of, or access to, a record or document to produce the record or document to the inspector either while the inspector is on the premises or at the place, or within a specified period;

(e) inspect, and make copies of, any record or document that:

(i) is kept on the premises or at the place; or

(ii) is accessible from a computer that is kept on the premises or at the place.

(2) A Fair Work Inspector who enters premises or a place under the Fair Work Act 2009 for any compliance purpose under section 706 of that Act may, for a purpose mentioned in section 140X of this Act, exercise any of the powers mentioned in subsection (1) of this section while on the premises or at the place.

Note: See also sections 140XG, 140XH and 140XI (which deal with self‑incrimination and produced documents etc.).

Related sections

• s 140X — Purpose for which powers of inspectors may be exercised
• s 140XA — When powers of inspectors may be exercised
• s 140XB — Power of inspectors to enter premises or places
• s 140XD — Persons assisting inspectors
• s 140XE — Power to ask for person’s name and address
• s 140XF — Power to require persons to produce records or documents

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