New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 9.19

9.19 Search warrants

(cf previous s 119G)

(1) An investigation officer may apply to an eligible issuing officer for the issue of a search warrant if the investigation officer believes on reasonable grounds that this Act is being or has been contravened at any premises.

(2) An eligible issuing officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an investigation officer named in the warrant--

(a) to enter the premises, and

(b) to exercise any function of an investigation officer under this Division.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section--

"eligible issuing officer" means an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .