Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) an information is laid before a magistrate by a police officer alleging that an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be on premises anything of a particular kind connected with a particular offence; and
(b) the information sets out those grounds.
(2) If this section applies, the magistrate may issue a search warrant authorising the authorised officer named in the warrant, with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable—
(a) to enter the premises described in the warrant; and
(b) to search the premises for things referred to in paragraph (1) (a); and
(c) to exercise any power under section 37 in relation to those things.
(3) A magistrate may issue a search warrant only if—
(a) the informant or someone else has given the magistrate, either orally or by affidavit, any further information that the magistrate requires about the grounds on which the issue of the warrant is being sought; and
(b) the magistrate is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for issuing the warrant.
(4) A search warrant shall—
(a) state the purpose for which it is issued, including a reference to the nature of the offence in connection with which the entry and search are authorised; and
(b) state that the entry is authorised at any time of the day or night, or specify particular hours when the entry is authorised; and
(c) include a description of the kind of things in relation to which the powers under section 37 may be exercised; and
(d) specify a date (not later than 1 month after the warrant is issued) when the warrant will cease to have effect.