Authorised officer on premises under warrant may ask questions
An authorised officer who is authorised to enter premises by a monitoring warrant may: (a) require the occupier of the premises to: (i) answer any questions that are relevant to a visa monitoring purpose; and (ii) give or show the officer any document requested by the officer that is relevant to a visa monitoring purpose; or (b) require any person on the premises to answer any questions that may facilitate the exercise of monitoring powers in relation to the premises. Note 1: A person could commit an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement under this section: see section 268CL. Note 2: A person could commit an offence if, under this section, the person gives false or misleading information or shows a document that is false or misleading in a material particular: see sections 268CM and 268CN.
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