111Search warrants

### 111 Search warrants > [*\[Section 111 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-060#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  A police officer may apply to a magistrate or judge for a search warrant authorising a search of any premises or property. > > > (2)  An application for a search warrant under this section may be made by telephone or other electronic means and [section 15 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-034#GS15@EN) [Search Warrants Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-034) applies, with the necessary modifications, in respect of a warrant that is issued on such an application. > > > (3)  A magistrate or judge may issue a search warrant if satisfied, by information on oath, that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that any property that is suspected of not being lawfully acquired or any property-tracking document – > > > > > > (a) is in or on the premises, or property, that is the subject of the search warrant; or > > > > > > > (b) will be in or on the premises, or property, within the next 72 hours. > > > (4)  A search warrant issued under this section may authorise a police officer to do one or more of the following, using any reasonable force and with any assistance the police officer thinks reasonable: > > > > > > (a) enter the premises, or property, described in the warrant; > > > > > > > (b) search the premises or property; > > > > > > > (c) search any baggage, package, electronic device, animal, vehicle or any other property found in or on the premises or property; > > > > > > > (d) detain any person in or on the premises or property and search the person in accordance with this Part. > > > (5)  A search warrant issued under this section – > > > > > > (a) may be executed at any time of night or day; and > > > > > > > (b) subject to [section 113](#GS113@EN) , continues in force for 30 days from the day on which it was issued. > > > (6)  If, in the course of executing a search warrant issued under this section – > > > > > > (a) a police officer finds any property that the police officer believes on reasonable grounds to be property that is at risk of forfeiture; and > > > > > > > (b) the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize that property to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction – > > > > the search warrant is taken as authorising the police officer to seize that property. > > > (7)  [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) applies, with the necessary modifications, to a search warrant issued under this section to the extent that the Schedule is not inconsistent with this section. > > > (8)  Nothing in this Part limits any other statutory law relating to search warrants.