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Planning Act 2016
sec.192Issue of warrant
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### sec.192 Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act is, 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 inspector or any inspector may with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
exercise the inspector’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.
(sec.192-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a particular thing or activity that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act is, or will be, at the place within the next 7 days.
(sec.192-ssec.2) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated inspector or any inspector may with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and exercise the inspector’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 inspector or any inspector 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 inspector’s powers; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry to the place; and
- (ii) exercise the inspector’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 inspector’s powers; and