Section 276 — Immigration Act 2009: Powers of entry and inspection relating to records of accommodation providers

276 Powers of entry and inspection relating to records of accommodation providers (1) An immigration officer may exercise the powers in subsection (2) for the purposes of locating any person who is liable for deportation. (2) Where an immigration officer believes on reasonable grounds that the information contained in any register or list kept by an accommodation provider might relate to any person who is liable for deportation, the officer may— (a) enter any part of the premises, other than a part of the premises that is a dwellinghouse, in which the officer reasonably believes the register or list is kept; and (b) require the accommodation provider or any person appearing to have that register or list under that person’s control to produce for inspection any part of the register or list that relates to a person who is liable for deportation; and (c) copy or require a person to provide a copy of any part of any register or list that is required to be produced to the officer. (3) An immigration officer may exercise the powers in subsection (2) at any reasonable time during which the premises are open for business, whether by day or by night and without warrant or any other authority than this section. (4) In this section, accommodation provider means the operator of any hotel, motel, guesthouse, motor camp, or other premises in which accommodation is offered for valuable consideration to any member of the public. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 138