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Electricity Act 1992

Disciplinary provisions - Investigations

147B: Duties of investigator supplied with warrant of authority

You could also call this:

“What an investigator must do with their special permission paper”

When you are given a warrant of authority under section 147A, you have some important responsibilities. You must carry the warrant with you and show it when required, as stated in section 159(1)(d). When you are no longer allowed to act under section 147, you need to give the warrant back to the Secretary. It’s important that you don’t try to use the warrant after your authority to act has ended.

If you don’t follow these rules, you are breaking the law. You could be found guilty of an offence and might have to pay a fine of up to $10,000.

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Part 11 Disciplinary provisions
Investigations

147BDuties of investigator supplied with warrant of authority

  1. An investigator supplied with a warrant of authority under section 147A—

  2. must carry and produce the warrant in accordance with section 159(1)(d); and
    1. must, on the termination of his or her authority to act under section 147, surrender the warrant to the Secretary; and
      1. must not purport to act under a warrant after the termination of his or her authority to act under section 147.

        1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 who fails to comply with subsection (1).

        Notes
        • Section 147B: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
        • Section 147B(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).