New Zealand Legislation: Acts

129 Entry and search under warrant under section 128

• A warrant under section 128 authorises a member of the police executing the warrant—

  • (a) to enter and search the specified place, craft, or vehicle on 1 occasion within 2 working days of the date of issue of the warrant at any time that is reasonable in the circumstances, but subject to any conditions imposed by the District Court Judge under section 128(3); and

  • (b) to use any assistance that is reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • (c) to use any force for making entry (whether by breaking open doors or otherwise), or for breaking open any thing, as is reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • (d) to use any force that is reasonable in the circumstances for searching for the body in or on, or for removing the body or for preventing the removal of the body from, the place, craft, or vehicle.