225Authorised officer may apply for search warrant for entry to, and search of, premises

225 Authorised officer may apply for search warrant for entry to, and search of, premises

(1) An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant in relation to particular premises if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that—

(a) there is or has been a contravention of this Act or the regulations; or

(b) entry into or onto the premises is necessary for the purpose of investigating the subject matter of a notification or a complaint.

(2) If a magistrate is satisfied by evidence on oath or affirmation, whether oral or by affidavit, that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on the premises a particular thing that may be evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations or evidence about a matter that is being investigated by the authorised officer, the magistrate may issue a search warrant authorising any person named in the warrant—

(a) to enter the premises, or the part of the premises, named or described in the warrant; and

(b) to search for and seize a thing named or described in the warrant; and

(c) to bring the thing before the Magistrates' Court so that the matter may be dealt with according to law.

(3) In addition to any other requirement, a search warrant issued for the purposes of this section must state the following—

(a) the offence or grounds for suspecting evidence about a certain matter is at the premises;

(b) the premises to be searched;

(c) the name or a description of the thing to be searched for;

(d) any condition to which the warrant is subject;

(e) whether entry is authorised to be made at any time or during stated hours;

(f) a day, being a day not later than 7 days after the issue of the warrant, on which the warrant expires.