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Stock Route Management Act 2002
sec.255Issue of warrant
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### sec.255 Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue a warrant 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 an offence against this Act; and
the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
The warrant must state—
that a stated authorised person may, with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for entry; and
exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and
the offence for which the warrant is sought; 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 date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
(sec.255-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue a warrant 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 an offence against this Act; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
(sec.255-ssec.2) The warrant must state— that a stated authorised person may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for entry; and exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and the offence for which the warrant is sought; 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 date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
- (a) there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of an offence against this Act; and
- (b) the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
- (a) that a stated authorised person may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry; and (ii) exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and
- (b) the offence for which the warrant is sought; and
- (c) the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
- (d) the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
- (e) the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for entry; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised person’s powers under this part; and