Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.207Entry procedure
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sec.207 Entry procedure
This section applies if an authorised person is intending to enter a place under a warrant issued under this subdivision. Before entering the place, the authorised person must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following things— identify himself or herself to another person who is an occupier of the place and is present by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment; give the other person a copy of the warrant; tell the other person that the authorised person is permitted by the warrant to enter the place; give the other person an opportunity to allow the authorised person immediate entry to the place without using force. However, the authorised person need not comply with subsection (2) if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that entry to the place without compliance is required to ensure the execution of the warrant is not frustrated. In this section— warrant includes a duplicate warrant mentioned in section 205 (3) . (sec.207-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person is intending to enter a place under a warrant issued under this subdivision. (sec.207-ssec.2) Before entering the place, the authorised person must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following things— identify himself or herself to another person who is an occupier of the place and is present by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment; give the other person a copy of the warrant; tell the other person that the authorised person is permitted by the warrant to enter the place; give the other person an opportunity to allow the authorised person immediate entry to the place without using force. (sec.207-ssec.3) However, the authorised person need not comply with subsection (2) if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that entry to the place without compliance is required to ensure the execution of the warrant is not frustrated. (sec.207-ssec.4) In this section— warrant includes a duplicate warrant mentioned in section 205 (3) .
- (a) identify himself or herself to another person who is an occupier of the place and is present by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment;
- (b) give the other person a copy of the warrant;
- (c) tell the other person that the authorised person is permitted by the warrant to enter the place;
- (d) give the other person an opportunity to allow the authorised person immediate entry to the place without using force.