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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 3 Hansard (7 March) . . Page.. 771 ..

(4) Service of a notice on an employer may be effected-

(a) if the employer is a body corporate-by leaving it at the employer's registered office; or

(b) if the employer is a natural person-

(i) by delivering it to the employer personally; or

(ii) by leaving it at the last known place of residence or business of the employer with a person who is, or is reasonably believed to be, both over the age of 16 years and residing or employed at that place.

(5) A person who fails to comply with a requirement made of the person by an inspector under this section commits an offence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(6) In this section: records, books or documents means records, books or documents that are required by this Act to be kept by an employer.

Under the section 23 of the Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999 inspectors are authorised to:

(1) at any reasonable time, enter the premises of a person the inspector reasonably believes is an employer, and-

(a) examine any records, books or other documents of the employer to check the accuracy of information given to, or being held by, the board; or

(b) require a person at the premises to give the inspector-

(i) information within the person's knowledge relating to the rights and liabilities under this Act of the employer or an employee (or former employee) of the employer; and

(ii) any records, books or documents that are in the person's possession, or to which the person has access, that are reasonably required by the inspector to check the accuracy of information given to, or held by, the board.

(2) If an inspector enters premises under subsection (1) and does not produce his or her identity card at the request of the occupier or person in charge of the premises-

(a) the inspector is not authorised to remain on the premises; and

(b) a person is not required to comply with a requirement made by the inspector under subsection (1) (b).

(3) An inspector may, by written notice given to an employer, require the employer to produce to the board, within 14 days after the day on which the notice was given, any information, records, books, or documents mentioned in subsection (1) (b) that are stated in the notice.

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