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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods - Powers applying during states of emergency - Warrant for entry to obtain information

138: Form and content of warrant

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"What a search warrant must include and how it works"

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If a warrant is issued under section 137, you need to know it must follow a specific format set by regulations. The warrant will say how long it is valid for, which can be up to 10 days. It will also say which premises can be entered and searched. The warrant is given to a specific constable, a group of constables, or all constables. It may have special conditions added by the District Court Judge. You can find more about this type of warrant by looking at section 137.

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138Form and content of warrant

  1. A warrant issued under section 137—

  2. must be in the form prescribed in regulations; and
    1. must state the period, not exceeding 10 days, for which it is valid; and
      1. must state the address or description of the premises that may be entered and searched; and
        1. must be directed to a constable by name, or to a class of constables stated in the warrant, or generally to every constable; and
          1. is subject to any special conditions that the District Court Judge may state in the warrant.

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            • 2002 No 33 s 79