Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Where, upon the
application of a member of the Police Force, a justice is satisfied that there
are reasonable grounds to believe —
(a) that
an offence to which this Part applies has been, or is intended to be,
committed; and
(b) that
there is in any premises an object relevant to the investigation of that
offence,
the justice may issue
a search warrant in respect of those premises.
(2) The grounds of an
application for a search warrant must be verified by evidence in writing under
oath.
(3) A justice by whom
a search warrant is issued shall file the warrant, or a copy of the warrant,
and the evidence verifying the grounds on which the application for the
warrant was made, in the Magistrates Court at Perth.
[Section 4 amended: No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84
of 2004 s. 80; No. 59 of 2006 s. 33(2).]