Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
29FEntry under warrant
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29F Entry under warrant
(1) Before entering any premises or place under a warrant issued under section 29E, an authorised officer must—
(a) announce that the authorised officer is authorised by the warrant to enter the premises or place; and
(b) give any person at the premises or place an opportunity to allow entry to the premises or place; and
(c) if the occupier is present at the premises or place, give the occupier a copy of the warrant.
Section 29(3) sets out requirements for authorised officers to produce identity cards.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the premises or place is required to ensure that the effective execution of the warrant is not frustrated.
S. 29G inserted by No. 23/2021 s. 24.