South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts15—General powers of authorised officers
(1) An
authorised officer may (subject to any conditions of the officer's
appointment) for the purposes of the administration or enforcement of this
Act—
(a)
subject to subsection (2)—enter and inspect any place or vehicle
and use such force as may be reasonably necessary to gain entry; or
(b)
require a person to produce documents in the person's possession or control
for inspection; or
(c)
require a person who has been issued a document under this Act, or who is
required to keep records under this Act, to produce the document or records
for inspection; or
(d)
require a person who the officer reasonably suspects has committed, is
committing or is about to commit, an offence against this Act to state the
person's full name and usual place of residence and to produce evidence of the
person's identity.
(2) An
authorised officer cannot exercise the power conferred by
subsection (1)(a) except—
(a) with
the consent of the owner or occupier of the place or the owner or person in
charge of the vehicle; or
(b) on
the authority of a warrant issued by a justice.
(3) A justice must not
issue a warrant under subsection (2) unless satisfied, by information
given on oath, that the warrant is reasonably required in the circumstances.
(4) In the exercise of
powers under this Act, an authorised officer may be assisted by such persons
as the officer considers necessary in the circumstances.
(5) An application for
a warrant under this section cannot be made to a justice who is a resident of
the retirement village in respect of which the warrant is to be executed.