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FORESTRY ACT 2012 - SECT 76
Search warrants
(1) An authorised officer under this Act may apply to an issuing officer for a
search warrant if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing
that a provision of this Act or the regulations has been or is being
contravened in or about any premises.
(2) An issuing officer to whom an
application for a search warrant is made under this section may, if satisfied
that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant
authorising an authorised officer named in the warrant, and any other person
named in the warrant-- (a) to enter the premises concerned, and
(b) to search
the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act or the regulations.
(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--
"issuing officer" means an authorised officer within the meaning of the
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .
"premises" includes a vehicle or vessel.
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