GAMING AND LIQUOR ADMINISTRATION ACT 2007 - SECT 27 Search warrants

GAMING AND LIQUOR ADMINISTRATION ACT 2007 - SECT 27

27 Search warrants

(1) An inspector or police officer may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the inspector or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that--

(a) a provision of the gaming and liquor legislation is being or has been contravened at any premises, or

(b) there is in or on any premises matter or a thing that is connected with an offence under the gaming and liquor legislation.

(2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an inspector or police officer named in the warrant--

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to exercise any function of an inspector under this Division.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section--


"authorised officer" has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .


"matter or a thing" connected with an offence means--

(a) matter or a thing with respect to which the offence has been committed, or

(b) matter or a thing that will afford evidence of the commission of an offence, or

(c) matter or a thing that was used, or is intended to be used, for the purpose of committing the offence.

"offence" includes an offence that there are reasonable grounds for believing has been, or is to be, committed.