116Power of police officer to search premises for firearms etc. without warrant

116 Power of police officer to search premises for firearms etc. without warrant S. 116(1)(a) substituted by No. 77/2013 s. 34(1). (a) either— (i) a personal safety intervention order has been made against a person or a police officer is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that there are grounds under section 35(1)(a) or 61(1)(a) for making an order against a person; or (ii) a police officer intends to serve, or has served, on a person an interstate order or an application for an interstate order made against the person; and (b) the police officer is aware, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, the person is in possession of a firearm, a firearms authority, ammunition or a weapon. S. 116(2) amended by No. 77/2013 s. 34(2). (2) Subject to section 116A, the police officer may, without warrant, enter and search— (a) any premises at which the person resides or has resided; or (b) the premises at which the person committed or allegedly committed prohibited behaviour or stalking; or (c) a vehicle registered in the person's name. (3) To enter premises or a vehicle under subsection (2), a police officer may, if it is necessary to do so, use reasonable force. S. 116A inserted by No. 77/2013 s. 35.