WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 523
Entry procedure
523 Entry procedure
(1) This section applies if an authorised person is
intending to enter a place under a search warrant issued under this
subdivision.
(2) Before executing a search warrant, the authorised person
named in the warrant or an assistant to the authorised person must do or make
a reasonable attempt to do the following things—
(a) identify himself or
herself to a person who is an occupier of the place and is present by
producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document
evidencing the authorised person’s appointment;
(b) give the person a copy
of the warrant;
(c) tell the person the authorised officer is authorised by
the warrant to enter the place;
(d) give any person at the place an
opportunity to allow the authorised person immediate entry without using
force.
(3) However, the authorised person or an assistant to the authorised
person is not required to comply with subsection (1) if he or she reasonably
believes that immediate entry to the place is needed to ensure—
(a) the
safety of any person; or
(b) that the effective execution of the search
warrant is not frustrated.
