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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.87MIssue of warrant
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### sec.87M Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue a warrant for the place only under subsection (2) .
The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting there is at the place, or will be at the place within the next 7 days, a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act or the National Injury Act .
The warrant must state—
the place to which the warrant applies; and
that a stated authorised person or any authorised person may with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
exercise the authorised person’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 87M ins 2000 No. 17 s 40
sub 2019 No. 36 s 19
(sec.87M-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue a warrant for the place only under subsection (2) .
(sec.87M-ssec.2) The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting there is at the place, or will be at the place within the next 7 days, a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act or the National Injury Act .
(sec.87M-ssec.3) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated authorised person or any authorised person may with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the authorised person’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) the place to which the warrant applies; and
- (b) that a stated authorised person or any authorised person 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 authorised person’s powers; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised person’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 authorised person’s powers; and