21Search warrant

#### 21 Search warrant 21 Search warrant > > (1) A member of the Police Force may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the member of the Police Force has reasonable grounds for believing that section 16 or 17 is being contravened or, within 72 hours, will be contravened with respect to any premises. > > > (2) An authorised officer to whom an application is made under subsection (1) may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising any member of the Police Force— > > > > > (a) to enter and search the premises, and > > > > > (b) to arrest, search and bring before a Judge of the Local Court or an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Summary Offences Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-025) any person who is, or appears to have been, contravening either section 16 or 17, and > > > > > (c) to seize any article that may be evidence of such a contravention. > > > (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) In this section— > > > > authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103). > > **s 21:** Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.191 \[1\]; 2002 No 103, Sch 4.90 \[2\]–\[4\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.84.