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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.53CSIssue of warrant
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### sec.53CS Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting—
there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a discharge offence; and
the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
The warrant must state—
the place to which the warrant applies; and
that a stated discharge officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
exercise the discharge officer’s powers under this chapter; and
particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and
the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and
the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
the extent of re-entry permitted; and
the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant.
s 53CS ins 2010 No. 20 s 9
amd 2011 No. 31 s 364
(sec.53CS-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue the warrant for the place only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting— there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a discharge offence; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
(sec.53CS-ssec.2) The warrant must state— the place to which the warrant applies; and that a stated discharge officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and exercise the discharge officer’s powers under this chapter; and particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the extent of re-entry permitted; and the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
(sec.53CS-ssec.3) A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant.
- (a) there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a discharge offence; and
- (b) the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
- (a) the place to which the warrant applies; and
- (b) that a stated discharge officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and (ii) exercise the discharge officer’s powers under this chapter; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
- (ii) exercise the discharge officer’s powers under this chapter; and
- (c) particulars of the offence that the magistrate considers appropriate in the circumstances; and
- (d) the name of the person suspected of having committed the offence, unless the name is unknown or the magistrate considers it inappropriate to state the name; and
- (e) the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
- (f) the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
- (g) the extent of re-entry permitted; and
- (h) the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
- (ii) exercise the discharge officer’s powers under this chapter; and