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Adoption Act 2000
202AEntry and inspection under search warrant
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#### 202A Entry and inspection under search warrant
202A Entry and inspection under search warrant
> > (1) The Secretary or a police officer may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant if the Secretary or police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened at any premises.
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> > (2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may issue a search warrant if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so.
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> > (3) A search warrant authorises the person named in the warrant—
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> > > (a) to enter the premises, and
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> > > (b) to inspect the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.
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> > (4) Division 4 of Part 5 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) applies to a search warrant issued under this section.
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> > (5) In this section, authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103).
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> **s 202A:** Ins 2006 No 112, Sch 1 \[11\].