Section 18: Warrant to enter dwelling house
consolidated text (as at 2013). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
18. Warrant to enter dwelling house
(1) Where any premises referred to in section 17 is a dwelling house, a
seed inspector may not enter that dwelling house without the consent of the
occupant, except under the authority of a warrant issued by a Magistrate.
(2) A Magistrate may issue a warrant where he is satisfied by information on oath that—
(a) the conditions for entry described in section 17 exist in relation
to a dwelling house;
(b) entry to the dwelling house is necessary for any purpose relating
to the enforcement of this Act; and
(c) entry to the dwelling house has been refused or there are reasonable grounds for believing that entry will be refused.
(3) A seed inspector shall, in executing a warrant issued under this section, not use force unless he is accompanied by a police officer and the use
of force has been specifically authorised in the warrant.
(S. 18 not in operation.)