Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994

A shipping inspector may apply to a magistrate for a warrant for a place.

The application must—

be sworn; and

specify the grounds on which the warrant is sought.

The magistrate may refuse to consider the application until the inspector gives the magistrate all the information the magistrate requires about the application in the way the magistrate requires.

The magistrate may issue a warrant only if the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting—

there is a particular thing or activity (the evidence) that may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act; and

the evidence is at the place, or may be at the place within the next 7 days.

The warrant must state—

that the inspector may, with necessary and reasonable help and force—

enter the place; and

exercise the inspector’s powers under this Act; and

the evidence for which the warrant is issued; and

the hours of the day when entry may be made; and

the day (within 14 days after the warrant’s issue) when the warrant ceases to have effect.