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Public Guardian Act 2014
sec.81Warrants—procedure before entry
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### sec.81 Warrants—procedure before entry
This section applies if a child advocacy officer named in a warrant issued under section 80 for a place where a relevant child is staying is intending to enter the place under the warrant.
Before entering the place, the officer must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following things—
identify himself or herself to a person who is in charge of the place by producing the officer’s identity card;
give the person a copy of the warrant;
tell the person the officer is permitted by the warrant to enter the place;
give the person an opportunity to allow the officer immediate entry to the place without using force.
(sec.81-ssec.1) This section applies if a child advocacy officer named in a warrant issued under section 80 for a place where a relevant child is staying is intending to enter the place under the warrant.
(sec.81-ssec.2) Before entering the place, the officer must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following things— identify himself or herself to a person who is in charge of the place by producing the officer’s identity card; give the person a copy of the warrant; tell the person the officer is permitted by the warrant to enter the place; give the person an opportunity to allow the officer immediate entry to the place without using force.
- (a) identify himself or herself to a person who is in charge of the place by producing the officer’s identity card;
- (b) give the person a copy of the warrant;
- (c) tell the person the officer is permitted by the warrant to enter the place;
- (d) give the person an opportunity to allow the officer immediate entry to the place without using force.