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Water Act 2000
sec.752Issue of warrant
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### sec.752 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—
an offence against this Act; or
a Planning Act 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 a 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 chapter; 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 extent of re-entry permitted; and
the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
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 752 amd 2003 No. 25 s 119 ; 2005 No. 19 s 128 ; 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 23 s 352 (1) sch 1 pt 2
(sec.752-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— an offence against this Act; or a Planning Act offence; and the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
(sec.752-ssec.2) The warrant must state— that any authorised officer or a 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 chapter; 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 extent of re-entry permitted; and the date, within 14 days after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends.
(sec.752-ssec.3) 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— (i) an offence against this Act; or (ii) a Planning Act offence; and
- (i) an offence against this Act; or
- (ii) a Planning Act offence; and
- (b) the evidence is at the place, or, within the next 7 days, may be at the place.
- (i) an offence against this Act; or
- (ii) a Planning Act offence; and
- (a) that any authorised officer or a 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 chapter; and
- (i) enter the place and any other place necessary for the entry; and
- (ii) exercise the authorised officer’s powers under this chapter; 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 extent of re-entry permitted; and
- (f) 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 chapter; and