68Search warrants

#### 68 Search warrants 68 Search warrants > > (1) An industry training officer may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant if the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened in or on any premises or place. > > > (2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an industry training officer named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises or place, and > > > > > (b) to search the premises or place for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations. > > > (3) 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. > > > (4) Without limiting the generality of section 71 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103), a police officer— > > > > > (a) may accompany an industry training officer executing a search warrant issued under this section, and > > > > > (b) may take all reasonable steps to assist an industry training officer in the exercise of the officer’s functions under this section. > > > (5) An industry training officer who is not a Public Service employee does not have, and may not exercise, the powers conferred by this section. > > > (6) 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). > > **s 68:** Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.3 \[1\]–\[4\].