Power to enter and search premises to verify personal details
45B Power to enter and search premises to verify personal details
A police officer may, without warrant and using reasonable force if necessary, enter into, remain on, search and inspect a reportable offender's premises for the purpose of verifying any personal details reported by the reportable offender.
Before entering premises under subsection (1), a police officer must communicate to, or attempt to communicate to, a reportable offender within the premises the police officer's authority to enter the premises, unless the police officer reasonably believes that communicating or attempting to communicate with the reportable offender would be likely to endanger any person.
A reportable offender must allow a police officer to enter, remain on, search and inspect premises for the purposes of this section and must cooperate with the police officer with respect to that entry, search and inspection.
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