New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ADOPTION ACT 2000 - SECT 202A

202A Entry and inspection under search warrant

(1) The Secretary or a police officer may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant if the Secretary or police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being contravened at any premises.

(2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may issue a search warrant if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so.

(3) A search warrant authorises the person named in the warrant--

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to inspect the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

(4) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(5) In this section,
"authorised officer" has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .