Victorian Current Acts

INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 86

    (1)     If an authorised officer reasonably believes there are documents or other things that are relevant to an investigation which are on police personnel premises, the authorised officer may—

        (a)     enter those premises at any time; and

        (b)     enter any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on those premises; and

        (c)     search those premises or any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on those premises for documents or other things that are relevant to an investigation; and

        (d)     inspect or copy any document or other thing found at those premises or in any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on those premises; and

        (e)     do anything that it is necessary or convenient to do to enable a search and an inspection to be carried out under this section.

    (2)     On exercising a power of entry under this section, the authorised officer must—

        (a)     identify himself or herself to a person at the police personnel premises who is apparently in charge of those premises; and

        (b)     inform the person apparently in charge that the authorised officer is authorised to enter the police personnel premises or any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on those premises.

S. 86(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.14).

    (3)     The Chief Commissioner of Police must ensure that each member of Victoria Police personnel at police personnel premises gives the authorised officer any assistance the authorised officer reasonably requires to enable the authorised officer to exercise powers under this section.

    (4)     For the avoidance of doubt, an authorised officer does not have authority under this section to enter any part of police personnel premises that is used for residential purposes.

S. 87 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)).