238ASearch warrant

#### 238A Search warrant 238A Search warrant > > (1) An inspector 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 a search warrant if the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act, the 1987 Act or the regulations under those Acts has been or is being or is about to be contravened in or about any premises. > > > (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 an application is made under this section may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising the inspector named in the warrant— > > > > > (a) to enter the premises, and > > > > > (b) to search the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act, the 1987 Act or the regulations under those Acts, and > > > > > (c) to exercise in the premises any powers conferred on the inspector under section 238. > > > (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— > > > > inspector has the same meaning as it has in section 238. > > > > premises has the same meaning as it has in section 238. > > **s 238A:** Ins 2000 No 87, Sch 15.1 \[4\]. Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.98 \[1\]–\[4\]; 2012 No 53, Sch 11 \[3\]–\[6\].