60AFWarrants of entry

60AF Warrants of entry

60AF Warrants of entry

(1) An inspector may apply to an authorised officer for a warrant of entry if, in the inspector’s opinion, it is necessary for the inspector to enter and inspect any land, including a building used for residential purposes, for the purposes of this Act.

(2) An authorised officer to whom an application for a warrant is made may, if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a warrant of entry authorising an inspector named in the warrant to enter and inspect the land for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, Part 5, Division 4 applies to a warrant of entry under this section in the same way as it applies to a search warrant under that Act.

(4) In this section—

authorised officer has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

s 60AF: Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 2[16].