Part 2
Electricity industry governance
Monitoring and enforcement:
Authority's powers and procedures
47Power to search
The Authority may, for a purpose specified in section 45(b), authorise an employee of the Authority (an authorised person) to search, under a warrant issued under subsection (2), any place named in the warrant for the purpose of ascertaining whether an industry participant or a specified person has breached, or may breach, this Part, Part 4, the regulations, or the Code.
An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012), on an application made in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act, who is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an industry participant or a specified person has breached, or may breach, this Part, Part 4, the regulations, or the Code, for an authorised person to search any place may, by warrant, authorise that person to search a place specified in the warrant.
The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except for sections 118 and 119) apply, with any necessary modifications.
Notes
- Section 47(1): amended, on , by section 58 of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).
- Section 47(2): amended, on , by section 58 of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).
- Section 47(2): amended, on , by section 239(2) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
- Section 47(3): replaced, on , by section 239(3) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).