Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Before executing a service search warrant, the police officer named in the warrant or a person assisting must—
(a) announce that that police officer or person is authorised by warrant to enter the premises; and
(b) give any person at the premises an opportunity to allow entry to the premises.
(2) The police officer or person assisting need not comply with subsection (1) if the police officer or person assisting believes, on reasonable grounds, that immediate entry to the premises is required to ensure—
(a) the safety of any person; or
(b) that the effective execution of the search warrant is not frustrated.
S. 112ZP inserted by No. 10/2024 s. 14.