156Director-General may request premises search warrants2

156 Director-General may request premises search warrants2 (1) The Director-General may request the Attorney-General to issue a3 warrant authorising the ACIC to do a thing referred to in4 subsection 158(1) in respect of particular premises.5 (2) The request must specify:6 (a) the address, location or other description of the premises; and7 (b) the facts and other grounds on which the Director-General8 considers it necessary that the warrant should be issued.9 (3) The request must be in writing unless the Director-General10 considers it necessary, because of urgent circumstances, to make11 the request orally.12 (4) If the Director-General makes the request orally, the13 Director-General must:14 (a) provide all information required to be provided in a written15 request; and16 (b) as soon as practicable, forward to the Attorney-General a17 written record of the request.18