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Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
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114 Entry and search of premises
(1) A police officer may, without warrant, enter and search any premises where the officer on reasonable grounds believes a person to be if—
(a) the officer reasonably believes a person is on the premises in contravention of a personal safety intervention order; or
(b) the officer has the express or implied consent of an occupier of the premises to do so.
(2) In order to enter premises under subsection (1), a police officer may, if it is necessary to do so, use reasonable force.
(3) This section does not limit any other power that a police officer may have to enter premises under this or any other Act or at common law.