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Liquor Act 1992
sec.179Monitoring warrants
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### sec.179 Monitoring warrants
An investigator may apply to a magistrate for a warrant under this section in relation to—
a particular place that is licensed premises; or
another particular place (other than premises, or the part of premises, used exclusively for residential purposes).
Subject to subsection (3) , the magistrate may issue the warrant if the magistrate is satisfied, by information on oath, that it is reasonably necessary that the investigator should have access to the place for the purpose of finding out whether this Act is being complied with.
If the magistrate requires further information concerning the grounds on which the issue of the warrant is being sought, the magistrate must not issue the warrant unless the investigator or some other person has given the information to the magistrate in the form (either orally or by affidavit) that the magistrate requires.
The warrant must—
authorise the investigator, with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable—
to enter the place; and
to exercise the powers set out in section 178 ; and
state whether the entry is authorised to be made at any reasonable time of the day or night or only during specified reasonable hours of the day or night; and
specify the day (not more than 14 days after the issue of the warrant) on which the warrant ceases to have effect; and
state the purpose for which the warrant is issued.
(sec.179-ssec.1) An investigator may apply to a magistrate for a warrant under this section in relation to— a particular place that is licensed premises; or another particular place (other than premises, or the part of premises, used exclusively for residential purposes).
(sec.179-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (3) , the magistrate may issue the warrant if the magistrate is satisfied, by information on oath, that it is reasonably necessary that the investigator should have access to the place for the purpose of finding out whether this Act is being complied with.
(sec.179-ssec.3) If the magistrate requires further information concerning the grounds on which the issue of the warrant is being sought, the magistrate must not issue the warrant unless the investigator or some other person has given the information to the magistrate in the form (either orally or by affidavit) that the magistrate requires.
(sec.179-ssec.4) The warrant must— authorise the investigator, with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable— to enter the place; and to exercise the powers set out in section 178 ; and state whether the entry is authorised to be made at any reasonable time of the day or night or only during specified reasonable hours of the day or night; and specify the day (not more than 14 days after the issue of the warrant) on which the warrant ceases to have effect; and state the purpose for which the warrant is issued.
- (a) a particular place that is licensed premises; or
- (b) another particular place (other than premises, or the part of premises, used exclusively for residential purposes).
- (a) authorise the investigator, with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable— (i) to enter the place; and (ii) to exercise the powers set out in section 178 ; and
- (i) to enter the place; and
- (ii) to exercise the powers set out in section 178 ; and
- (b) state whether the entry is authorised to be made at any reasonable time of the day or night or only during specified reasonable hours of the day or night; and
- (c) specify the day (not more than 14 days after the issue of the warrant) on which the warrant ceases to have effect; and
- (d) state the purpose for which the warrant is issued.
- (i) to enter the place; and
- (ii) to exercise the powers set out in section 178 ; and