Dog Act 1976

A registration officer may, with the consent of the occupier, enter and inspect —

any premises —

where a dog is registered to be ordinarily kept; or

described in an application for registration as those where a dog will be ordinarily kept,

any premises, for the purpose of ascertaining whether a dog that is reasonably suspected to be in or at the premises is registered for the purposes of section 7(1),

With the authority of a warrant or the consent of an occupier who has reached 18 years of age, the following persons may enter and inspect any premises for any purpose relating to the enforcement of this Act and may make any enquiries they think necessary —

an authorised person;

a designated person;

in the case of a warrant issued to a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) — any other person named in the warrant.

Without limiting subsection (2), the purpose of determining whether grounds exist for the cancellation of an approval to breed, a pet shop approval or a dog supply approval is a purpose relating to the enforcement of this Act.

If he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, a Justice of the Peace may issue a warrant for the purposes of subsection (2).

An authorised person may, at any reasonable time, without a warrant and without consent, enter any premises other than a dwelling where the person reasonably suspects a dangerous dog to be, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence against Part VI Division 2 is being committed.

An authorised person may, without a warrant and without consent, stop, enter and search or inspect a vehicle in which the person reasonably suspects a dog to be, for any purpose relating to the enforcement of this Act.