Public Guardian Act 2014

This section applies if a child advocacy officer named in a warrant issued under section 80 for a place where a relevant child is staying is intending to enter the place under the warrant.

Before entering the place, the officer must do or make a reasonable attempt to do the following things—

identify himself or herself to a person who is in charge of the place by producing the officer’s identity card;

give the person a copy of the warrant;

tell the person the officer is permitted by the warrant to enter the place;

give the person an opportunity to allow the officer immediate entry to the place without using force.