Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003

An authorised officer under this Act may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 for the issue of a search warrant for premises if the officer believes on reasonable grounds—

that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened on the premises, or

that there is on the premises evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

An authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer under this Act named in the warrant—

to enter and inspect the premises, and

to exercise on the premises any function of an authorised officer under this Part.

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

(Repealed)