Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.203Issue of warrant
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sec.203 Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is at the place, or will be at the place within the next 7 days, a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence— about a matter being investigated by the health ombudsman; or of an offence against this Act; or of a person carrying out an activity the person is not authorised to carry out because of immediate registration action taken, or an interim prohibition order issued, by the health ombudsman under part 7 . The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated authorised person or any authorised person may with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the authorised person’s powers; and particulars of the matter being investigated or offence that the magistrate considers appropriate; and if subsection (1) (b) applies, the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the magistrate’s name; and the day and time of the warrant’s issue; and the day, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends. s 203 amd 2019 No. 38 s 55 (sec.203-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is at the place, or will be at the place within the next 7 days, a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence— about a matter being investigated by the health ombudsman; or of an offence against this Act; or of a person carrying out an activity the person is not authorised to carry out because of immediate registration action taken, or an interim prohibition order issued, by the health ombudsman under part 7 . (sec.203-ssec.2) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated authorised person or any authorised person may with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the authorised person’s powers; and particulars of the matter being investigated or offence that the magistrate considers appropriate; and if subsection (1) (b) applies, the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the magistrate’s name; and the day and time of the warrant’s issue; and the day, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.