Wildlife Act 1975

An authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant in relation to a particular premises if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that there is, or may be within the next 72 hours, on the premises a particular thing that may be evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act.

If a magistrate is satisfied by the evidence on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is, or may be within the next 72 hours, on the premises a particular thing that may be evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act, the magistrate may issue a search warrant authorising an authorised officer named in the warrant and any assistants the officer considers necessary—

to enter the premises named or described in the warrant; and

to search for and seize a thing named or described in the warrant.

In addition to any other requirement, a search warrant under this section must state—

the offence suspected; and

the premises to be searched; and

a description of the thing to be searched for; and

any condition to which the warrant is subject; and

whether entry is authorised to be made at any time or during stated hours; and

a day, not later than 7 days after the issue of the warrant, on which the warrant ceases to have effect.

If, in the course of executing a warrant under this section, the person executing the warrant finds a thing that he or she believes on reasonable grounds to be—

connected with the offence, although not the thing named or described in the warrant; or

connected with another offence against this Act—

A search warrant under this section must be issued in accordance with the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and in the form prescribed under that Act.

The rules to be observed with respect to search warrants set out in the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 extend and apply to warrants under this section.