Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017:clause:9_110zgj:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 9 cl 110ZGJ (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 503468–506072

110ZGJ  Search warrants
 (1) The Defence and Veterans' Services Commissioner or an authorised member may apply for a search warrant under subsection (4) in relation to the special inquiry.
 (2) The Commissioner may, in writing, authorise a person, or each person in a class of persons, to be an authorised member for the purposes of this Part, if the person, or each person in the class of persons, is a member of the Australian Federal Police, or of the police force of a State or Territory, or is a police member (within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982).
 (3) If:
 (a) the Commissioner, or an authorised member, has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be, at that time or within the next following 24 hours, on any land or on or in any premises, vessel, aircraft or vehicle, a thing or things of a particular kind connected with a matter into which the Commissioner is inquiring (things of the relevant kind); and
 (b) the Commissioner, or the authorised member, believes on reasonable grounds that, if a summons were issued for the production of the thing or things, the thing or things might be concealed, lost, mutilated or destroyed;
the Commissioner, or the authorised member, may apply to an eligible Judge for the issue of a search warrant under subsection (4).
 (4) If an application is made under subsection (1) to an eligible Judge, the eligible Judge may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for issuing the warrant, issue a search warrant authorising a member of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force of a State or Territory, or any other person named in the warrant (the authorised person), with such assistance as the authorised person thinks necessary, and if necessary by reasonable force:
 (a) to enter onto the land or on or into the premises, vessel, aircraft or vehicle; and
 (b) to search the land, premises vessel aircraft or vehicle for things of the relevant kind; and
 (c) to seize any things of the relevant kind found on the land or in the premises, vessel, aircraft or vehicle and deliver things so seized to the Commissioner.
 (5) A warrant issued under this section must include the following information:
 (a) a statement of the purpose for which the warrant is issued, which must include a reference to the matter into which the Commissioner is inquiring and with which the things of the relevant kind are connected;
 (b) whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or night or during specified hours of the day or night;
 (c) a description of the kind of things authorised to be seized;
 (d)