48Powers of authorised officers

### 48 Powers of authorised officers > > (1)  In this section, ***conveyance*** means a vehicle, vessel or aircraft or any other contrivance intended for the carriage of persons or goods over land or water or in the air. > > > (2)  Where an authorised officer reasonably believes that there has been a contravention of – > > > > > > (a) this Act; or > > > > > > > (b) an interim protection order; or > > > > > > > (c) a term or condition of a permit; or > > > > > > > (d) a land management agreement – > > > > > > the authorised officer may – > > > > > > > (e) at any reasonable time, by any reasonable means and with any assistance which the authorised officer requires, enter a conveyance, land or a building not occupied as a place of residence; or > > > > > > > (f) search any conveyance, land or a building not occupied as a place of residence; or > > > > > > > (g) with a warrant, search a building occupied as a place of residence; or > > > > > > > (h) inspect any equipment, machine, implement, flora, fauna, enclosure, container or other goods; or > > > > > > > (i) require a conveyance to be stopped; or > > > > > > > (j) seize, examine or take copies of, or extracts from documents; or > > > > > > > (k) seize any flora or fauna; or > > > > > > > (l) require a person to give to the authorised officer samples or articles; or > > > > > > > (m) require a person to produce a document which may relate to, or contain evidence of, an offence under this Act; or > > > > > > > (n) require a person to produce any permit issued to him or her; or > > > > > > > (o) require a person to give his or her name and place of residence; or > > > > > > > (p) seize any equipment or material which is being used by any person in contravention of this Act. > > > (3)  A justice may issue a warrant to an authorised officer to enter and search any building used as a residence if the justice is satisfied on the application of the authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that – > > > > > > (a) any flora or fauna is being held in the building in contravention of this Act; or > > > > > > > (b) any equipment or material in the building is being, or was, used in contravention of this Act.