QLDIn ForceAct
Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.272Application for warrant
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.272
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Biosecurity Act 2014.
### sec.272 Application for warrant
An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a warrant for a place.
The authorised officer must prepare a written application that states the grounds on which the warrant is sought.
The written application must be sworn.
The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the authorised officer gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires.
The magistrate may require additional information supporting the application to be given by statutory declaration.
(sec.272-ssec.1) An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a warrant for a place.
(sec.272-ssec.2) The authorised officer must prepare a written application that states the grounds on which the warrant is sought.
(sec.272-ssec.3) The written application must be sworn.
(sec.272-ssec.4) The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the authorised officer gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires. The magistrate may require additional information supporting the application to be given by statutory declaration.