Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Miscellaneous provisions - Search warrants

445C: Issue and execution of warrants

You could also call this:

"When the police get a special paper called a warrant to keep people safe, they can use it at any time."

Illustration for Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

If a warrant is issued under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, you can expect it to be issued or executed at any time, day or night. This means it can happen on a Sunday, just like any other day. You should know that the rules for issuing and executing warrants are part of the law to help keep people safe.

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Part 10Miscellaneous provisions
Search warrants

445CIssue and execution of warrants

  1. Any warrant issued under any provision of this Act may be issued or executed at any hour of the day or night and may be issued or executed on a Sunday as on any other day.

Compare
  • 1974 No 72 s 101
Notes
  • Section 445C: inserted, on , by section 2 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 112).