Maritime Transport Act 1994

Miscellaneous provisions applying to this Act generally - Powers of entry

454: Warrant to inspect dwellinghouse, marae, etc

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"Getting a warrant to search a home, marae, or other place"

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You can get a warrant to inspect a dwellinghouse, marae, or other place. An issuing officer can give a warrant to an authorised person if they think it is essential to inspect the place. The authorised person must apply for the warrant in a certain way, as set out in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. You need to follow the rules in Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 when getting a warrant. An authorised person is someone who has been given permission by the Director. Some rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 only apply to constables.

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Part 30Miscellaneous provisions applying to this Act generally
Powers of entry

454Warrant to inspect dwellinghouse, marae, etc

An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) who, on an application made by an authorised person in the manner provided for an application for a search warrant in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act, is satisfied that entry is essential to enable the inspection of a place referred to in section 453(3) to be carried out, may issue a warrant to the authorised person that authorises that person to enter the place.
The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subpart 2) apply.
Despite subsection (2), sections 118 and 119 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply only in respect of a constable.
In this section and section 455, authorised person means a person authorised by the Director.

Notes

Section 454: replaced, on 1 October 2012, by section 280 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).