49PAnnouncement before entry or boarding on warrant

49P Announcement before entry or boarding on warrant

(1) Before executing a search warrant, the Chief Investigator or an assistant to the Chief Investigator must—

(a) announce that the Chief Investigator is authorised by the warrant to enter the place, rolling stock or bus or board the vessel; and

(b) give any person at the place or on the rolling stock, bus or vessel an opportunity to allow that entry or boarding.

(2) However, the Chief Investigator or an assistant to the Chief Investigator need not comply with subsection (1) if they believe on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the place, or into the rolling stock or bus, or boarding of the vessel is needed to ensure—

(a) the safety of any person; or

(b) that the effective execution of the warrant is not frustrated.

S. 49Q inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 70.