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#### 63W Search warrants
63W Search warrants
> > (1) An inspector may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant in respect of any place if the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that—
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> > > (a) (Repealed)
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> > > (b) a serious electricity works accident has occurred in the place, or
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> > > (c) a provision of this Part or the regulations made for the purposes of this Part has been or is being contravened in the place.
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> > (2) An authorised officer to whom an application is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an inspector named in the warrant—
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> > > (a) to enter the place, and
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> > > (b) to search the place for evidence of the occurrence of a serious electricity works accident.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > authorised officer has the same meaning as in the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103).
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> **s 63W:** Ins 2004 No 4, Sch 2 \[4\]. Am 2004 No 4, Sch 4.4 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2016 No 8, Sch 1 \[12\].