Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Where a Justice is
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is in
any place any firearm, major firearm part, prohibited firearm accessory,
ammunition, firearms precursor or sound suppressor or any document or other
thing —
(a) with
respect to which under any written law an offence, involving any firearm,
major firearm part, prohibited firearm accessory, ammunition, firearms
precursor, sound suppressor or other contrivance used in conjunction with a
firearm, has been or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been
committed; or
(b)
that, there are reasonable grounds for believing —
(i)
will afford evidence as to the commission of any such
offence; or
(ii)
is intended to be used for the purpose of committing any
such offence,
the Justice may grant
to a member of the Police Force a warrant to enter and search such place for
any such firearm, major firearm part, prohibited firearm accessory,
ammunition, firearms precursor, sound suppressor or other thing, and to seize
any such thing found.
(2) Where a Justice is
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any firearm, major
firearm part, prohibited firearm accessory or ammunition may be found on
premises in the possession of a person in the circumstances described in
section 24(2), the Justice may grant to a member of the Police Force a warrant
to enter and search such premises for the purpose of exercising the powers
given by that subsection.
[Section 26 inserted: No. 59 of 1996 s. 28;
amended: No. 59 of 2006 s. 73.]
[Heading inserted: No. 13 of 2022 s. 50.]