South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts12—Power to seize electrical products
(1) Subject to
subsection (2), an authorised person who suspects on reasonable grounds
that a trader has, on particular premises, stocks of an electrical product
prohibited from sale under section 8 may—
(a)
enter and search the premises; and
(b)
seize and remove any stocks of the electrical product found on the premises.
(2) An
authorised person may not enter a place of residence under subsection (1)
except in pursuance of a warrant issued by a magistrate.
(3) A magistrate may
issue a warrant authorising entry of a place of residence under
subsection (1) if satisfied that the warrant is, in the circumstances of
the case, reasonably required for the purposes of the administration or
enforcement of this Act.
(4) The Magistrates
Court may, on the application of the Technical Regulator, order that
electrical products seized under subsection (1) be forfeited to the Crown
and disposed of as the Technical Regulator thinks fit.
(5) If—
(a) no
application for forfeiture is made within one month after the date of seizure;
or
(b) such
an application is made but does not result in an order for forfeiture,
electrical products seized under subsection (1) must be returned to the
person from whom they were seized.