sch.11-sec.9Applications for missing person warrants— Act , s 179J

sch.11-sec.9 Applications for missing person warrants— Act , s 179J

This section sets out the responsibilities of a police officer who applies for a missing person warrant under section 179J (1) of the Act . The police officer must include all of the following information in the application— the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station; whether the application— is to establish a missing person scene; or is to confirm a missing person scene established under section 179E of the Act ; as part of the information required under section 179J (3) (a) of the Act — a description of the place (the relevant place ) at which the missing person scene is, or is proposed to be, established; and if the relevant place is occupied—the name of the occupier of the relevant place, if known; and the name of the missing person in relation to whom the missing person scene is, or is proposed to be, established; and the reasons why it is necessary to protect the relevant place to search for and gather information about the disappearance of the missing person; and the information or evidence being relied on to— satisfy the issuer of the matters mentioned in section 179K (3) (a) and (c) of the Act ; and support the issuer’s reasonable suspicion or belief mentioned in section 179K (3) (b) of the Act ; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the date the notice was given; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was not given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the reasons why the occupier was not given the notice; information about any proceeding started against a person in relation to the disappearance of the missing person. (sch.11-sec.9-ssec.1) This section sets out the responsibilities of a police officer who applies for a missing person warrant under section 179J (1) of the Act . (sch.11-sec.9-ssec.2) The police officer must include all of the following information in the application— the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station; whether the application— is to establish a missing person scene; or is to confirm a missing person scene established under section 179E of the Act ; as part of the information required under section 179J (3) (a) of the Act — a description of the place (the relevant place ) at which the missing person scene is, or is proposed to be, established; and if the relevant place is occupied—the name of the occupier of the relevant place, if known; and the name of the missing person in relation to whom the missing person scene is, or is proposed to be, established; and the reasons why it is necessary to protect the relevant place to search for and gather information about the disappearance of the missing person; and the information or evidence being relied on to— satisfy the issuer of the matters mentioned in section 179K (3) (a) and (c) of the Act ; and support the issuer’s reasonable suspicion or belief mentioned in section 179K (3) (b) of the Act ; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the date the notice was given; if the relevant place is occupied and the occupier was not given a notice under section 179J (4) of the Act —the reasons why the occupier was not given the notice; information about any proceeding started against a person in relation to the disappearance of the missing person.