# Authorised officer on premises with consent may ask questions

> act-s268CJ — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268CJ Authorised officer on premises with consent may ask
         questions
               An authorised officer who is only authorised to enter premises
               because the occupier of the premises consented to the entry may:
                (a) ask the occupier 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 the matter; or










                 (b) ask any person on the premises to answer any questions that
                     may facilitate the exercise of monitoring powers in relation
                     to the premises.
               Note:        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.