50Search warrants

50 Search warrants

50 Search warrants

(1) An authorised officer may apply to an eligible issuing officer for the issue of a search warrant if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that—

(a) a requirement imposed by or under this Act is being or has been contravened at any premises, or

(b) entry to the premises is necessary to enable the authorised officer to exercise functions for an authorised purpose.

(2) An eligible issuing 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 authorised officer named in the warrant to do any of the following—

(a) to enter the premises specified in the warrant,

(b) to exercise any function of an authorised officer under this Act.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section—

eligible issuing officer has the same meaning as it has in Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.