28Search warrants

#### 28 Search warrants 28 Search warrants > > (1) An authorised officer may apply to an issuing officer for the issue of a search warrant if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that— > > > > > (a) a provision of this Act, the regulations or the [Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-226) is being or has been contravened at any premises, or > > > > > (b) there is in or on any premises any matter or a thing that is connected with an offence under this Act, the regulations or the [Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-226). > > > (2) An issuing officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises, and > > > > > (b) to exercise any function of an authorised officer under this Division. > > > (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. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > issuing officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103). > > > > matter or a thing connected with an offence means— > > > > > (a) matter or a thing with respect to which the offence has been committed, or > > > > > (b) matter or a thing that will afford evidence of the commission of an offence, or > > > > > (c) matter or a thing that was used, or is intended to be used, for the purpose of committing the offence. > > > > offence includes an offence that there are reasonable grounds for believing has been, or is to be, committed. > > **s 28:** Am 2022 No 59, Sch 1.20\[8\]–\[10\].