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Local Government Act 2009
sec.150BOIssue of warrant
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### sec.150BO 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 a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against a conduct provision—
is at the place; or
will be at the place within the next 7 days.
The warrant must state—
the place to which the warrant applies; and
that a stated investigator may with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
exercise the investigator’s powers; and
particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate; and
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 150BO ins 2018 No. 8 s 12
(sec.150BO-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against a conduct provision— is at the place; or will be at the place within the next 7 days.
(sec.150BO-ssec.2) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated investigator may with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the investigator’s powers; and particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate; and 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.
- (a) is at the place; or
- (b) will be at the place within the next 7 days.
- (a) the place to which the warrant applies; and
- (b) that a stated investigator may with necessary and reasonable help and force— (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and (ii) exercise the investigator’s powers; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
- (ii) exercise the investigator’s powers; and
- (c) particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate; and
- (d) 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
- (e) the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
- (f) the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
- (g) the magistrate’s name; and
- (h) the day and time of the warrant’s issue; and
- (i) the day, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
- (ii) exercise the investigator’s powers; and