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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.33Issue of warrant
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### sec.33 Issue of warrant
The magistrate may issue a warrant only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting—
there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a vegetation clearing offence; and
the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
The warrant must state—
that any authorised officer or stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force—
enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this division; and
the offence for which the warrant is sought; and
the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
The warrant may, as well as authorising entry of the place, authorise re-entry by stating it on the warrant.
A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant.
s 33 amd 2004 No. 1 s 17
(sec.33-ssec.1) The magistrate may issue a warrant only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting— there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a vegetation clearing offence; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
(sec.33-ssec.2) The warrant must state— that any authorised officer or stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this division; and the offence for which the warrant is sought; and the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
(sec.33-ssec.3) The warrant may, as well as authorising entry of the place, authorise re-entry by stating it on the warrant.
(sec.33-ssec.4) A provision of this part applying to entry authorised under a warrant is taken also to apply to any re-entry authorised under the warrant.
- (a) there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence ) that may provide evidence of a vegetation clearing offence; and
- (b) the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
- (a) that any authorised officer or stated authorised officer may, with necessary and reasonable help and force— (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and (ii) exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this division; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this division; and
- (b) the offence for which the warrant is sought; and
- (c) the evidence that may be seized under the warrant; and
- (d) the hours of the day or night when the place may be entered; and
- (e) the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this division; and