WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 168
Announcement before entry on warrant
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 168
Announcement before entry on warrant
168 Announcement before entry on warrant
(1) Before executing a search warrant, the inspector named in the warrant or
an assistant to the inspector must—
(a) announce that he or she is
authorised by the warrant to enter the place; and
(b) give any person at the
place an opportunity to allow that entry.
(2) However, the inspector or an
assistant to the inspector is not required to comply with subsection (1) if he
or she believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the place is
needed to ensure—
(a) the safety of any person; or
(b) that the effective
execution of the warrant is not frustrated.