Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00091:section:68
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00091
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 68
Character Range: 97736–99732

68  Investigation warrants

Application for warrant
 (1) An inspector may apply to an issuing officer for a warrant under this section in relation to an investigation area.

Issue of warrant
 (2) The issuing officer may issue the warrant if the issuing officer is satisfied, by information on oath or affirmation, that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is, or there may be within the next 72 hours, evidential material in the investigation area.
 (3) However, the issuing officer must not issue the warrant unless the inspector or some other person has given to the issuing officer, either orally or by affidavit, such further information (if any) as the issuing officer requires concerning the grounds on which the issue of the warrant is being sought.

Content of warrant
 (4) The warrant must:
 (a) state the offence provision or offence provisions, or civil penalty provision or civil penalty provisions, of this Act to which the warrant relates; and
 (b) describe the investigation area to which the warrant relates; and
 (c) state that the warrant is issued under this Subdivision; and
 (d) specify the kinds of evidential material to be searched for under the warrant; and
 (e) state that evidential material of the kind specified may be seized under the warrant; and
 (f) state that the person executing the warrant may seize any other thing found in the course of executing the warrant if the person reasonably believes that the thing is evidential material of a kind not specified in the warrant; and
 (g) name one or more inspectors; and
 (h) authorise the inspectors named in the warrant:
 (i) to enter the investigation area; and
 (ii) to exercise the powers set out in this Division in relation to the investigation area; and
 (i) state whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or during specified hours of the day; and
 (j) specify the day (not more than 1 week after the issue of the warrant) on which the warrant ceases to be in force.