Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00493:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00493
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 10043–12578

reasonably suspects that the person is in possession of a thing connected with an offence; or
 (b) enter and search premises and, if necessary and reasonable, use force to enter and search when he or she reasonably suspects that a thing connected with an offence is on the premises;
if the constable reasonably believes that the search or entry, as the case may be, is:
 (c) made in circumstances of such seriousness and urgency as to justify immediate search or entry; or
 (d) necessary to prevent concealment, loss or destruction of evidence or use of the thing in committing an offence.

 (3) If a special constable searches a person or enters premises under subsection (2), he or she must:
 (a) if he or she is a leader — produce his or her identity card; and
 (b) if he or she is a police officer — produce written evidence of the fact that he or she is a police officer;
for inspection by the person to be searched or the person apparently in charge of the premises and, if the constable does not do so, he or she is not authorised to search the person or enter and search the premises.

 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the actions of the person make it impracticable for the special constable to produce his or her identity card or the written evidence referred to in paragraph (3) (b).

 (5) A special constable must not, in searching premises, damage the premises or a thing on the premises to a greater extent than is necessary and reasonable for the purposes of the search.

8 Other searches

 (1) This section has effect subject to section 22 ('searching persons').

 (2) If a special constable reasonably suspects that there is, or will be in the next 7 days:
 (a) on premises; or
 (b) in the possession of a person;
a particular thing, or a thing of a particular kind, that is connected with a particular offence, the constable may apply to a Magistrate for a warrant to search the person or to enter the premises and search for the thing on the premises.

 (3) A Magistrate may, in accordance with Part 4 ('search warrants and warrants to arrest') grant a search warrant authorising the special constable named in the warrant, with such assistance as is necessary and reasonable and, if necessary and reasonable by force:
 (a) in relation to premises:
 (i) to enter premises; and
 (ii) to search the premises; and
 (iii) to examine or photograph, or make another record of, or secure, the premises or a thing found on the premises; and
 (iv) to take samples of the thing (including parts of premises); and
 (v) to