Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995

A police officer may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant if the officer has reasonable grounds for believing—

that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed in or on any premises, and

that there is in or on any premises any thing connected with the offence.

An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising any police officer named in the warrant—

to enter the premises, and

to search the premises for, and to seize, any thing that the officer reasonably believes is connected with the offence, and

on the premises or elsewhere, to screen by means of any suitable equipment (whether or not found in or on the premises) any film found in or on the premises, and

on the premises or elsewhere, to demonstrate by means of any suitable equipment (whether or not found in or on the premises) any computer game found in or on the premises.

Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

For the purposes of this Part, a thing is connected with a particular offence if it is—

a thing with respect to which the offence has been committed, or

a thing that will afford evidence of the commission of the offence, or

a thing that was used, or was intended to be used, for the purpose of committing the offence.

In this section—