(1) An inspector may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant in relation to particular premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that there is on the premises evidence that a person may have contravened this Act or the regulations.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must not be made without the written approval of the Director.
(3) If a magistrate is satisfied by evidence, on oath or by affidavit, that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is on the premises a thing, or a thing of a particular kind, connected with a contravention of this Act or the regulations, the magistrate may issue the search warrant in accordance with the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 .