Section 169 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Power to enter homes

169 Power to enter homes (1) Despite section 168(1) and (2) , an inspector must not, except with the consent of an occupier or pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (2),— (a) enter a workplace that is, or is within, a home; or (b) enter a workplace through a home. (2) An issuing officer may, on an application made by an inspector in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, issue a warrant to enter a home (or part of a home) if he or she is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the home— (a) is a workplace or has a workplace within it; or (b) is the only practicable means through which the inspector may enter the workplace. (3) A warrant issued under subsection (2) authorises an inspector to exercise only the powers specified in section 168 . Compare: 1992 No 96 s 31 ; Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 170