s.11Powers of entry
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Section 11Part 2 — Terrorist Offences and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Powers of entry

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If a Justice of the Peace is satisfied on information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidence of the commission of an offence under section 4, 5, 6 or 7 is to be found on any premises he may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer to enter the premises, if necessary by force, at any time within one month from the time of the issue of the warrant and to search the premises.
The powers of a person who enters the premises under the authority of the warrant include power —
to take with him such other persons and such equipment as appear to him to be necessary;
to inspect, seize and retain any substance, equipment or document found on the premises;
to require any document or other information which is held in electronic form and is accessible from the premises to be produced in a form —
in which he can read and copy it; or
from which it can readily be produced in a form in which he can read and copy it;
to copy any document which he has reasonable cause to believe may be required as evidence for the purposes of proceedings in respect of an offence under section 4, 5, 6 or 7.
A constable who enters premises under the authority of a warrant or under subsection (2)(a) may —
give such assistance as an authorised officer may request for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of any power under this section; and
search or cause to be searched any person on the premises whom the constable has reasonable cause to believe may have in his possession any document or other thing which may be required as evidence for the purposes of proceedings in respect of an offence under sections 4, 5, 6 or 7.
No constable shall search a person of the opposite gender.
The powers conferred by a warrant under this section shall only be exercisable, if the warrant so provides, in the presence of a constable.
A person who —
wilfully obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of a power conferred by a warrant under this section; or
fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a reasonable request made by an authorised officer or a constable for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of such a power,
commits an offence.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (6) is liable —
on summary conviction, to a fine of four thousand dollars; and
on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for two years.
In this section — "authorised officer" means an authorised officer appointed by the Governor.

Defined Terms

authorised officer

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