26Search warrants

#### 26 Search warrants 26 Search warrants > > (1) An authorised officer may apply to an issuing officer for a search warrant if the applicant has reasonable grounds for believing that— > > > > > (a) a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened on premises, or > > > > > (b) there are on the premises documents relevant to an inquiry under this Part and a person having custody or control of the documents has failed to comply with a requirement under this Act to produce those documents or to provide copies of them or extracts from them. > > > (2) An issuing officer to whom an application for a search warrant is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer named in the warrant and any other person named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises concerned, and > > > > > (b) to search the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations. > > > (2A) A police officer may accompany an authorised officer who enters premises and searches for evidence under a search warrant as if the police officer were named in the warrant. > > > (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) In this section— > > > > issuing officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103). > > **s 26:** Am 2020 No 25, Sch 2.2\[1\] \[2\].