26Premises may be made safe

26 Premises may be made safe (1) A police officer may, without a warrant, enter and search premises to determine whether reasonable measures may be required to be taken to make the premises safe, if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that: (a) a terrorist act has occurred, or is imminent, on the premises or in the vicinity of the premises; (b) the terrorist act or imminent terrorist act has made, or may make, the premises unsafe; and (c) it is necessary or desirable in the interests of public health or public safety to determine whether reasonable measures are required to be taken to make the premises safe. (2) A police officer may, after entering premises under this Act, take reasonable measures to make the premises safe, or arrange for such measures to be taken, if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that: (a) a terrorist act has occurred, or is imminent, on the premises or in the vicinity of the premises; (b) the terrorist act has made, or may make, the premises unsafe; and (c) it is necessary or desirable in the interests of public health or public safety to take reasonable measures to make the premises safe or to arrange for such measures to be taken. (3) The Commissioner may authorise the making of arrangements for the decontamination of premises if he or she suspects on reasonable grounds that the premises have become contaminated as a consequence of a terrorist act or preparation for a terrorist act or imminent terrorist act. reasonable measures include but are not limited to the shutting down of gas, water or electricity services to premises. Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 66