Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A transfer escort or police officer may apply to a magistrate for a search warrant if the transfer escort or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a young offender who has escaped from the custody of a transfer escort while being transferred through the ACT from a State to another State under a transfer agreement is at premises.
(2) The magistrate may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising the person named in the warrant with the assistance, and with the force, that is necessary and reasonable to—
(a) enter stated premises; and
(b) inspect the premises for evidence of the young offender who has escaped from custody; and
(c) observe and converse with a person apparently living there; and
(d) apprehend the young offender at the premises.
(3) A warrant issued under this section must state—
(a) why the warrant is issued, including the name and description of the young offender for whom entry and search are authorised; and
(b) whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or night or during stated hours of the day or night; and
(c) a date, not being later than 14 days after the date of issue of the warrant, on which the warrant ceases to have effect.
(4) A police officer may—
(a) accompany a transfer escort executing a search warrant issued under this section; and
(b) take all reasonable steps to assist in the apprehension of the young offender at the premises.
(5) In this section:
"transfer escort" means the transfer escort authorised by the transfer agreement to have custody of the young offender.