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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
36BApplication for search warrant
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36B Application for search warrant
(1) An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant in relation to premises if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that there is on the premises any thing, or kind of thing, connected with a contravention of Part 3 or regulations made under Part 3.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made with the written approval of the Department Head.
S. 36C inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 47.