Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LIFE INSURANCE ACT 1995 No. 4 of 1995 - SECT 144

144. (1) This section applies if, on an application under section 143, the
magistrate is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that
there are, or may be within the next 3 days, on particular premises,
particular records:

   (a)  whose production has been required under this Division; and

   (b)  that have not been produced in compliance with that requirement.

(2) The magistrate may issue a warrant authorising:

   (a)  a member of the Australian Federal Police named in the warrant; or

   (b)  that member together with the Commissioner or an authorised person;
        with such assistance, and by such force, as is necessary and
        reasonable, to do the acts set out in subsection (3).

(3) The acts are:

   (a)  entering on or into the premises; and

   (b)  searching the premises; and

   (c)  breaking open and searching anything, whether a fixture or not, in or
        on the premises; and

   (d)  taking possession of, or securing against interference, records that
        appear to be any or all of those records.

(4) If the magistrate issues such a warrant, he or she must set out on the
information or complaint laid before him or her under subsection 143(1) for
the purposes of the application:

   (a)  which of the grounds set out in the information; and

   (b)  particulars of any other grounds; he or she has relied on to justify
        the issue of the warrant.

(5) A warrant under this section must:

   (a)  specify the premises and records referred to in subsection (1); and

   (b)  state whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or
        night or only during specified hours; and

   (c)  state that the warrant ceases to have effect on a specified day that
        is not more than 7 days after the day of issue of the warrant.