109Search warrants

#### 109 Search warrants 109 Search warrants > > (1) An authorised officer may apply to an authorised warrants officer for a search warrant if the authorised officer suspects that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened on premises. > > > (2) An authorised warrants officer to whom an application is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising the authorised officer named in the warrant and such other person (if any) as is named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises concerned, and > > > > > (b) to search the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations. > > > (3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) applies to a search warrant issued under this section. > > > (4) Without limiting the generality of section 71 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103), a police officer— > > > > > (a) may accompany an authorised officer executing a search warrant issued under this section, and > > > > > (b) may take all reasonable steps to assist the authorised officer in the exercise of the person’s functions under this section. > > > (5) In this section, authorised warrants officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103). > > **pt 6, div 3 (ss 90–96):** Rep 2017 No 43, Sch 1 \[47\].