Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 No 84
Current version for 4 January 2013 to date (accessed 26 May 2013 at 14:26)
Part 9Section 104

104   Search warrant

(1)  In this section:

authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

(2)  The Director-General or an officer of the Department may apply to an authorised officer for a search warrant in respect of any premises if the person has reasonable grounds for believing that a provision of this Act or the regulations or a requirement of a petroleum title has been or is being contravened in or on those premises.
(3)  An authorised officer to whom an application is made under subsection (2) may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising a person named in the warrant:
(a)  to enter the premises, and
(b)  to search the premises for evidence of a contravention of this Act, the regulations or the requirements of a petroleum title.
(4)  Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.
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