Section 71 - Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor Act 2024 - Search warrants

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71 Search warrants

(1) An inspector under this Act may, with the approval of the Monitor, apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that—

(a) a provision of this Act or the regulations is being, is to be or has been contravened at premises, or

(b) there is in or on premises matter or a thing that is connected with a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(2) An authorised officer to whom an application is made may, if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an inspector named in the warrant—

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to exercise a function of an inspector under this division.

(3) The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, Part 5, Division 4 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section—

authorised officer has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

matter or a thing, connected with a contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations, means—

(a) matter or a thing in relation to which the provision has been contravened, or

(b) matter or a thing that will afford evidence of the contravention, or

(c) matter or a thing that was used, or is intended to be used, for the purpose of the contravention.