Water Industry Competition Act 2006

An inspector may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that—

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

there is, on land, matter or a thing that is connected with an offence under this Act or the regulations.

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

to enter the land, including premises or part of premises used for residential purposes, and

to exercise a function of an inspector under this Division.

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

In this section—

a matter or a thing to which the commission of the offence relates, or

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

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