63FSearch warrant

63F Search warrant

63F Search warrant

(1) An authorised person may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant if the person has reasonable grounds for believing that entry to premises is necessary for the purpose of assessing a person’s compliance with a relevant matter.

(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 authorised person named in the search warrant to—

(a) enter the premises specified in the warrant, and

(b) exercise on the premises the functions of an authorised person under section 63E.

(3) Part 5, Division 4 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 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.

ss 63A–63F: Ins 2020 No 32, Sch 1[22].