Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAMBLING AND RACING CONTROL ACT 1999 - SECT 24

    (1)     If a magistrate is satisfied, on the application of the chief executive officer supported by an affidavit or other sworn evidence, that there is a reasonable ground for suspecting that a document or gaming equipment relevant to an investigation into a possible offence against a gaming law, or any other thing constituting evidence of an offence against a gaming law, may be found in certain premises, the magistrate may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer together with any assistants named or described in the warrant—

        (a)     to enter those premises, using the force that is necessary for the purpose; and

        (b)     to search the premises and to break open and search anything in the premises in which a document or any gaming equipment may be stored or concealed; and

        (c)     to seize and remove, on behalf of the commission—

              (i)     any document that appears to be relevant to the obligations of a person under a gaming law; or

              (ii)     any gaming equipment that the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence against a gaming law; or

              (iii)     any other thing that the officer believes on reasonable grounds might be used as evidence in a prosecution for an offence against a gaming law.

    (2)     The powers given by this section are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other powers given by law.