339CSearch warrants

#### 339C Search warrants 339C Search warrants > > (1) An authorised officer under this Act may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) for the issue of a search warrant if the authorised officer under this Act believes on reasonable grounds that— > > > > > (a) a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened at any premises, or > > > > > (b) there is in or on any premises a matter or thing connected with a contravention of this Act or the regulations. > > > (2) An authorised officer within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer under this Act named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises, and > > > > > (b) to exercise any function of an authorised officer under this Division. > > > (3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) applies to a search warrant issued under this section. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > contravention includes a contravention the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe has occurred or is occurring. > > > > matter or thing, connected with a contravention, means the following— > > > > > (a) a matter or thing in relation to which the contravention has occurred, > > > > > (b) a matter or thing that may be evidence of the contravention, > > > > > (c) a matter or thing used, or intended to be used, in the contravention. > > **s 339C:** Ins 2008 No 73, Sch 2 \[2\]. Am 2025 No 70, Sch 3\[90\] \[91\].