83Search warrants

83 Search warrants

83 Search warrants

(1) An authorised officer under this Act or a police officer may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 for the issue of a search warrant if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened on any premises.

(2) An authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising any authorised officer under this Act or police officer—

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to exercise any function of an authorised officer under this Act under section 81.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section—

premises includes a vehicle.

s 83: Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.94 [1]–[4].