Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for regulatory purposes - Amendments to International Energy Agreement Act 1976

321: New section 11 substituted

You could also call this:

"Getting a search warrant when someone breaks the law"

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You can get a search warrant if someone breaks a law under this Act. The person applying for the warrant must be authorised by the chief executive. They can use the powers of a constable to apply for a warrant under section 6 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You should know that certain parts of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply to this situation. These parts are Subparts 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4. The chief executive is the person in charge of the department that looks after this Act. The chief executive is defined as the person in charge of the department responsible for this Act. This person is chosen by the Prime Minister. They have the power to authorise someone to apply for a search warrant.

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320: Power of entry, or

"Police can enter a place under certain conditions"

322: Amendments to Weights and Measures Act 1987, or

"Changes to the Weights and Measures Act 1987 to update rules and decisions"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for regulatory purposes: Amendments to International Energy Agreement Act 1976

321New section 11 substituted

Section 11 is repealed and the following section substituted:
11Search warrants
1. If an offence created by or under this Act has been committed or is suspected of having been committed (notwithstanding that the offence is not punishable by imprisonment), any person authorised in writing by the chief executive may exercise the powers of a constable to apply for a warrant under section 6 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
2. Subparts 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.
3. For the purposes of this section, chief executive means the chief executive of the department that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act.