200Search warrants

200 Search warrants

200 Search warrants

(1) An investigator may apply to an issuing officer for the issue of a search warrant for premises if the investigator believes on reasonable grounds—

(a) that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened on the premises, or

(b) that there is on the premises evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(2) An issuing officer to whom an application for a search warrant is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an investigator named in the warrant and any other person 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.

(2A) A police officer may accompany an investigator who enters premises and searches for evidence under a search warrant as if the police officer were named in the warrant.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section—

issuing officer means an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

s 200: Am 2020 No 25, Sch 2.8[1] [2].