20Interim declaration of premises as gambling premises

#### 20 Interim declaration of premises as gambling premises 20 Interim declaration of premises as gambling premises > > (1) A senior police officer may file with the Local Court an affidavit— > > > > > (a) stating that the officer believes that certain premises are gambling premises, and > > > > > (b) setting out the grounds for that belief. > > > (2) Within 5 days after the affidavit is filed, the Local Court must— > > > > > (a) make an interim declaration that the premises are reasonably suspected of being gambling premises, or > > > > > (b) determine not to make such an interim declaration. > > > (3) In determining whether or not to make an interim declaration, the Local Court may have regard to— > > > > > (a) any external or internal observations of the premises, and > > > > > (b) the external or internal construction of the premises, and > > > > > (c) the alleged reputation of persons observed entering, leaving or within the premises or in the near vicinity of the premises, and > > > > > (d) the existence of any of the matters referred to in section 48 (1), and > > > > > (e) any money observed or found on the premises, and > > > > > (f) any other matters the court considers relevant. > > > (4) If the Local Court makes an interim declaration, it must fix a date (being at least one month after the date on which the interim declaration is made) for the hearing of any application for the revocation of the interim declaration. > > **s 20:** Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.