New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 164B

164B Search warrants [NSW]

(1) A person appointed under this Division as an authorised person may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant for premises if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds--

(a) a NSW provision is being contravened on the premises; or

(b) there is on the premises evidence of a contravention of a provision of this Law or the NSW regulations.

(2) The authorised officer may, if satisfied there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a search warrant authorising an authorised person named in the warrant--

(a) to enter and inspect the premises; and

(b) to exercise on the premises any function of an authorised person under section 164A.

(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a search warrant issued under this section.

(4) In this section--

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