Legal Practitioners Act 1981

For the purpose of carrying out an investigation, an investigator may apply to a Magistrate for a search warrant.

A Magistrate may, on application made under this clause, issue a search warrant to an investigator if—

an investigator satisfies the Magistrate that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that relevant material is located at the premises;

the Magistrate is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for issuing the warrant.

A search warrant authorises an investigator to enter the premises specified in the warrant, by the use of reasonable force if necessary, at the time or within the period specified in the warrant.

A search warrant may be executed by the investigator to whom it is issued or by any other investigator engaged in the investigation to which the warrant relates.

An investigator executing a warrant must, at the reasonable request of a person apparently in charge of the premises or any other person on the premises, produce the warrant. Maximum penalty: $2 500.