46ASearchable offences

46A Searchable offences

46A Searchable offences

(cf former LEPRA, s 47(1))

(1) For the purposes of this Part, searchable offence in relation to a warrant—

(a) means any of the following—

(i) an indictable offence,

(ii) a firearms or prohibited weapons offence,

(iii) a narcotics offence,

(iv) a child abuse material offence,

(v) an offence involving a thing being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained,

(vi) a computer offence, and

(b) if the warrant is a covert search warrant—means a serious offence, and

(c) if the warrant is a criminal organisation search warrant—means an organised crime offence.

(2) In subsection (1)—

child abuse material offence means an offence under section 91H or 578C of the Crimes Act 1900.

computer offence means an offence under the Crimes Act 1900, Part 6.

firearms or prohibited weapons offence means an offence under the Firearms Act 1996, the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 or a regulation made under either of those Acts, being an offence committed in respect of a firearm, an imitation firearm or a prohibited weapon within the meaning of those Acts.

narcotics offence means—

(a) an offence under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, or a regulation made under that Act, being an offence committed in respect of—

(i) a restricted substance prescribed for the purposes of section 16 of that Act, or

(ii) a drug of addiction within the meaning of that Act, or

(b) an offence under the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 or a regulation made under that Act.

organised crime offence means any serious indictable offence arising from, or occurring as a result of, organised criminal activity.