Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Interim Levy) Act 1994
23Announcement before entry
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23 Announcement before entry
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector who is authorised to enter premises under a warrant issued under secton 22 or a person helping such an inspector must, before any person enters the premises under the warrant: (a) announce that he or she is authorised by the warrant to enter the premises; and (b) give any person at the premises an opportunity to allow entry to the premises. (2) The inspector or a person helping the inspector is not required to comply with subsection (1) if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the premises is required to ensure: (a) the safety of a person (including the inspector and any person helping the inspector); or (b) that the effective execution of the warrant is not frustrated.