New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POULTRY MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1986 - SECT 16

16 Search warrants

(1) In this section:
"authorised officer" has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .

(2) An inspector may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant if the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that there are in or on any premises any accounts, records, books or documents relating to the processing of designated poultry or the supply of designated poultry for processing.

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

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to exercise the functions of an inspector under this Act.

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