Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) An independent
investigator may apply to a justice for the issue of a search warrant in
relation to premises used only for residential purposes if the independent
investigator believes on reasonable grounds that there is any thing on the
premises that is relevant to his or her investigation.
(2) An application for
a search warrant must —
(a) be
in writing; and
(b) set
out the grounds for seeking the warrant; and
(c)
state the premises to be searched; and
(d)
state a description of the thing for which the search is to be made.
(3) A justice to whom
an application is made under this section is to refuse it if —
(a) the
application does not comply with the requirements of this Act; or
(b) when
required to do so by the justice, the independent investigator does not give
to the justice more information about the application.
(4) The information in
an application or given to a justice under this section must be verified
before the justice on oath or affirmation or by affidavit, and the justice may
for that purpose administer an oath or affirmation or take an affidavit.