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RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 196E

Search warrants

196E Search warrants

(1) An investigator may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 for the issue of a search warrant for premises if the investigator believes on reasonable grounds--
(a) that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being contravened on the premises, or
(b) that there is on the premises evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.
(2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an investigator named in the warrant--
(a) to enter and inspect premises, and
(b) to exercise on the premises any function of an investigator under this Part.
(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.



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