Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005

Before entering a building on warrant premises under the authority of an enforcement warrant or a search warrant, an enforcement officer must – identify himself or herself to any person on the warrant premises; and ascertain whether or not the person on the warrant premises is the enforcement debtor; and show a copy of the warrant to the enforcement debtor; and give the enforcement debtor an opportunity to pay the enforcement debt in full, by means other than personal cheque; and subject to subsection (3), give the enforcement debtor and any other person on the warrant premises an opportunity to allow an enforcement officer entry to any building on the premises.

If a debt is not paid in full after an opportunity to do so is given in accordance with subsection (1)(d), the enforcement officer is to execute the enforcement warrant and any relevant search warrant in accordance with their terms.

An enforcement officer is not required to comply with subsection (1)(e) if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to any building on the warrant premises is required to ensure the effective execution of either the enforcement warrant or the search warrant.