Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If the occupier or
person in charge of premises refuses to allow a guardian to enter those
premises —
(a)
where the represented person is in the premises, for the purpose of performing
any function in relation to the represented person; or
(b) for
the purpose of ascertaining whether the represented person is in those
premises,
the guardian may apply
to the State Administrative Tribunal for a warrant to enter those premises.
(2) If upon an
application under subsection (1) the State Administrative Tribunal is
satisfied that it is necessary for the guardian to enter those premises as
mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection, it may issue a warrant
authorising the guardian to enter the premises by force if necessary during a
particular period or at any time, as the warrant may specify.
(3) A guardian
executing a warrant under subsection (2) may be assisted by such persons as he
thinks necessary, including a police officer or police officers.
(4) A person shall
not, without reasonable cause, obstruct or hinder a person acting under the
authority of a warrant issued under subsection (2).
Penalty: $1 000.
[Section 49 amended: No. 50 of 2003 s. 70(2); No.
55 of 2004 s. 466(1).]