Police Administration Act 1978

For the purpose of exercising a prescribed power in respect of a person who is a prescribed respondent, a member may enter a place, without a warrant, if the member suspects on reasonable grounds that the person may be at the place.

Despite subsection (1), the member may not enter any part of the place that is a dwelling without the consent of an occupier of the dwelling.

The member may remain at the place entered under this section for the time reasonably required for the member:

to confirm whether the person is present at the place; and

if the person is present – to exercise the member's prescribed powers in respect of the person.

This section does not limit or prevent the exercise of any other power to enter the place (including any dwelling at the place), whether with or without a warrant, that the member otherwise has under this Act or another law of the Territory.

In this section:

any yard, garden, driveway, carport or other external area that forms part of the premises on which the building or structure is situated; or

any common property or common area that is associated with the premises on which the building or structure is situated.