| Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 | | 64(1) and (2) | | ACVM officer may enter and inspect transitional facility or biosecurity control area | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, and 7 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 69(1) | | Constable or ACVM officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search for agricultural compounds or biological agents and related objects | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 71(1) | | Constable or ACVM officer may dispose of property seized under search warrant issued under section 69(1) of Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 |
| Animal Products Act 1999 | | 87(1) and (2) | | Animal product officer may enter place to determine whether person is complying with Animal Products Act 1999 or whether shellfish pose hazard to public health | | Subparts 1, 3, 6, 8, and 9 (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 88(1) | | Animal product officer may examine things at place entered under section 87(1) or (2) of Animal Products Act 1999 | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, and 7 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 94(1) | | Constable or animal product officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Animal Products Act 1999 or in relation to shellfish contaminants | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 97 | | Constable or animal product officer may dispose of property seized under search warrant issued under section 94(1) of Animal Products Act 1999 | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Animal Welfare Act 1999 | | 131(1) and (2) | | Constable or animal welfare inspector may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Animal Welfare Act 1999 or to prevent or investigate suffering of animal | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 136(1) | | Constable or animal welfare inspector may dispose of property seized under search warrant issued under section 131 of Animal Welfare Act 1999 or dispose of any animal taken under section 137 of that Act | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Antarctic Marine Living Resources Act 1981 | | 9(1) | | High seas fishery inspector may stop, enter, inspect, and examine vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or hovercraft for evidence of offence against Antarctic Marine Living Resources Act 1981 | | All (except subparts 2 and 7) |
| Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 | | 42(1) | | Special inspector may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 | | All |
| | | 43(1) | | Special inspector may search without warrant for evidence of offence against Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 in exigent circumstances | | All (except subparts 1A and 2) |
| Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 | | 117(1) and (3) | | Enforcement officer or constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Act or of failure to comply with requirement under Act | | Subparts 1, 2, and 8 |
| | | 118 | | Enforcement officer or constable executing search warrant to inspect and copy documents and require a person to produce documents, operate equipment, remove documents, and answer questions | | All (except subpart 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998 | | 22 | | Anti-personnel mines officer may obtain and execute search warrant to enter and inspect place in order to exercise function conferred by Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998 | | Subparts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Aviation Crimes Act 1972 | | 13(1) | | Constable may search person who declines to allow his or her luggage to be searched in circumstances where constable believes crime against Aviation Crimes Act 1972 has been, is being, or is likely to be committed | | All (except subpart 2) |
| Biosecurity Act 1993 | | 110(1) | | Inspector or authorised person may obtain and execute search warrant to enter and inspect places for pests, pest agents, unwanted organisms, unauthorised goods, or risk goods, and to check activities carried out under Biosecurity Act 1993 | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 111(1) | | Inspector or authorised person may obtain, and inspector, authorised person, or constable may execute, search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Biosecurity Act 1993 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 118(1) | | Person exercising power of search conferred by section 111 of Biosecurity Act 1993 may seize things | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981 | | 9 | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant to obtain evidence of offence against Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981 | | Subparts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1996 | | 23 | | Constable or appointed person may apply for search warrant | | Subparts 2 and 3 |
| Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 | | 39(1) and (3) | | Constable or social worker may obtain and execute place of safety warrant authorising search for, and removal of, child at risk of harm | | Sections 97, 99, and 103 |
| | | 40(1) and (4) | | On application for order that child is in need of care and protection, constable or social worker may obtain and execute search warrant authorising search for and removal of child | | Sections 97, 99, and 103 |
| | | 386(1) | | If child or young person absconds, constable or social worker may obtain and execute search warrant authorising search for, and removal and return of, child or young person | | Sections 97, 99, and 103 |
| Civil Aviation Act 1990 | | 24(4) | | Authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to enter dwellinghouse or marae for purposes of exercising powers of inspection conferred on Director of Civil Aviation by Civil Aviation Act 1990 | | Subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Commerce Act 1986 | | 98A(2) | | Authorised employee of Commerce Commission may obtain and execute warrant to search for evidence of offence against most provisions of Commerce Act 1986 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Commodity Levies Act 1990 | | 19(1) | | Constable or designated person may obtain and execute warrant to enter and search for evidence of offence against Commodity Levies Act 1990 | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Conservation Act 1987 | | 40(1) and (5) | | Warranted officer may seize various things held in contravention of Conservation Act 1987 and exercise other powers; constable or warranted officer may seize thing in respect of which it is believed offence is being committed under Conservation Act 1987 | | All (except subpart 2) |
| Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 | | 113(d) | | Powers of Commerce Commission to search and seize under sections 98A and 98G of Commerce Act 1986 are applied to Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (with any necessary modifications) | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 | | 59 | | Court may declare nature, extent, and value of person's interest in property specified in civil forfeiture order, and give directions | | All (except subpart 5) |
| | | 71 | | Court may declare nature, extent, and value of person's interest in property specified in instrument forfeiture order, and give directions | | All (except subpart 5) |
| | | 101(1) | | Member of Police may obtain and execute warrant to search any place or thing for instrument of crime or evidence of nature of person's interest in or control over instrument of crime | | Subpart 2 |
| | | 102(1) | | Commissioner of Police may obtain and execute warrant to search any place or thing for tainted property or evidence of person's interest in tainted property or property that is subject of restraining order | | Subpart 2 |
| | | 104(1) | | The Commissioner of Police may apply to a Judge for a production order if the Commissioner has reason to believe that a person has possession or control of documents that are relevant to an investigation by the Commissioner under this Act or to any proceedings under this Act. | | sections 97 and 98 |
| | | 106(1) | | The Commissioner of Police may apply to a Judge for an examination order. | | sections 97 and 98 |
| | | 108(1) | | Commissioner of Police may obtain and execute warrant to search any thing or place for documents or information required to be produced or supplied under Act | | Subpart 2 |
| | | 110(1) | | Official Assignee may obtain and execute warrant to search any place or thing for property that is or is likely to be subject of restraining order or that is subject of forfeiture order | | Subpart 2 |
| | | 114 | | Application and issue of search warrants | | All (except subpart 5) |
| | | 127 | | Applications for warrants under sections 124 to 126 | | All (except subpart 5) |
| | | 146 | | High Court may declare the nature, extent, and value of any person's interest in property specified in a foreign forfeiture order | | All (except subpart 5) |
| Customs and Excise Act 1996 | | 139(1)(d) | | Customs officer and authorised person may board craft if officer or authorised person has reasonable cause to suspect craft is involved in offence against Customs and Excise Act 1996 or is carrying dutiable, uncustomed, prohibited, or forfeited goods | | Subparts 1, 1A, and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 140 | | Customs officer and authorised person may search craft if officer or authorised person has reasonable cause to suspect craft is involved in offence against Customs and Excise Act 1996 or is carrying dutiable, uncustomed, prohibited, or forfeited goods | | Subparts 1, 1A, and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 144 | | Customs officer or, in certain cases, constable may stop and detain vehicle to search it for various kinds of goods | | Subparts 1 and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 149B | | Customs officer or, in certain cases, constable may search person if officer or constable has reasonable cause to suspect that certain items are hidden on or about that person and are evidence that the person has committed or is about to commit certain offences against Customs and Excise Act 1996 | | Subparts 1, 1A, and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 149BA | | Customs officer or constable may search a person for dangerous items if officer or constable has reasonable grounds to believe that items posing threat to safety are on or about the person | | Subparts 1, 1A, and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 149C | | Customs officer or constable may seize certain things found during search under section 149B or 149BA of Customs and Excise Act 1996 | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subpart 5 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 152 | | Customs officer may, on direction of chief executive, inspect goods no longer under control of Customs if chief executive has reasonable grounds to suspect goods are goods in respect of which offence has been committed, or that are forfeited to the Crown, under Customs and Excise Act 1996 | | Subparts 1, 1A, and 3 to 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 167(1) | | Customs officer may obtain and execute search warrant to enter any place or thing to search for evidence of contravention of Customs and Excise Act 1996 or anything that is unlawfully imported or exported, or that is used for the purpose of unlawful exportation or importation of goods | | All (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subparts 5 and 7 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| | | 175C | | Customs officer may seize or detain goods suspected to be certain risk goods or evidence of commission of certain offences, if those goods are discovered in the course of exercising powers of inspection, search, or examination under Customs and Excise Act 1996 | | All (except subparts 1A and 2) |
| | | 175D | | Customs officer may seize and detain goods or documents (located in the course of exercising any power of search, inspection, or examination under Customs and Excise Act 1996) that he or she has reasonable cause to suspect are evidence of any of specified list of offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 or Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (except that sections 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127 and subpart 5 do not apply to forfeited goods) |
| Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 | | 29I(1) | | Constable or chief executive of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry or person authorised by chief executive may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against section 31(3) of Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Dog Control Act 1996 | | 14(1) to (3) | | Dog control officer who has good cause to suspect that offence against Dog Control Act 1996 or bylaw under that Act is being committed may enter land or premises, and inspect any dog, and, if authorised by that Act, seize or take custody of dog (note: warrant must be obtained to enter dwellinghouse) | | Subparts 1, 1A, 3, and 6 to 9 (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 56(3) | | Dog ranger or dog control officer may enter dwellinghouse to remove barking dog (following non-compliance with remedial notice) if he or she obtains warrant to enter | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 57(6)(b) | | Dog ranger or dog control officer may enter dwellinghouse to seize dog that has attacked persons or animals if he or she has warrant to enter (note: entry may be without warrant in exigent circumstances) | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Driftnet Prohibition Act 1991 | | 13(1) and (2) | | Enforcement officer may exercise powers of entry and variety of other powers for purposes of enforcing Driftnet Prohibition Act 1991 | | Subparts 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 15 | | Enforcement officer may seize property | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Electricity Act 1992 | | 159(1)(e) | | Dwellinghouse may be entered under general power of entry conferred by Electricity Act 1992 if warrant authorising entry to that dwellinghouse is obtained by person exercising power | | Subparts 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Electricity Industry Act 2010 | | 47(1) | | Employee of Authority may obtain and execute warrant to search any place for purpose of ascertaining whether industry participant is in breach of Act, regulations, or Code | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Extradition Act 1999 | | 83(2) | | Issuing officer may issue search warrant to constable to search for evidence of extradition offence | | All (except subpart 5) |
| Fair Trading Act 1986 | | 47(2) | | Authorised employee of Commerce Commission may obtain and execute search warrant to investigate breaches of Fair Trading Act 1986 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 | | 109 | | Constable or inspector may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offences against Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (other than against sections 126 and 131A) | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 109A(1) and 109B | | Constable or inspector may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offences against section 126 or 131A of Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Financial Markets Authority Act 2011 | | 29(1) and (3) | | Specified person may enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing by consent or with warrant to ascertain if person is contravening financial markets legislation | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Financial Transactions Reporting Act 1996 | | 44 | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Financial Transactions Reporting Act 1996 or any regulations made under that Act | | All |
| Fisheries Act 1996 | | 199(1) | | Fishery officer may examine any vessel, vehicle, premises, or other place in the course of enforcement and administration of Fisheries Act 1996 | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, and 7 and section 115) |
| | | 199A | | Fishery officer may enter, examine, and search any thing that relates to suspected offence against Fisheries Act 1996 | | All (except subparts 2 and 7) |
| | | 200(1) | | Fishery officer may enter dwellinghouse or surrounds or Māori reservation (under power conferred elsewhere in Fisheries Act 1996) if authorised to do so by issuing officer | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 207(1) | | Property seized by fishery officer in relation to suspected offence against Fisheries Act 1996 may be held | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Food Act 1981 | | 12(1) and (2) | | Food officer may seize and detain articles and advertising material or labelling material reasonably believed to be in contravention of Food Act 1981 or, as applicable, any food standards or regulations made under that Act | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, 5, and 7 and sections 114, 115, 120(2), 126(5)(e) and 127) |
| | | 13(1) | | Local authority inspector and any assistant under his or her direction may seize and detain any food or appliance related to certain suspected offences under Food Act 1981 | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, 5, and 7 and sections 114, 115, 120(2), 126(5)(e), and 127) |
| | | 15A | | Authorised officer may apply for search warrant in relation to specified offences | | Section 6 |
| Forests Act 1949 | | 67D(1)(e) | | Timber seized by Secretary (chief executive of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) or forestry officer may be disposed of in accordance with Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2009 | | Subparts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 67R | | Secretary (chief executive of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) and any forestry officer may enter various places to inspect indigenous timber from indigenous forest land and may seize indigenous timber involved in a contravention of Forests Act 1949 | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, 4, and 7 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 71B(1) | | Various powers of entry conferred by Forests Act 1949 are subject to specified statutory restrictions (including all of Part 4 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009) | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Gambling Act 2003 | | 335(1) | | Gambling inspector may, while in casino, seize any gambling equipment, device, or thing that inspector has reasonable grounds to believe is evidence of offence against sections 351 to 353 of Gambling Act 2003 | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 336(1) | | Gambling inspector may, while in public place, seize any equipment, device, or thing that inspector has reasonable grounds to believe is evidence of offence against Gambling Act 2003 or related offence involving gambling | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 340(3) | | Gambling inspector or constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Gambling Act 2003 or related offence involving gambling | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Gas Act 1992 | | 43W(6) and (7) | | Authorised person may enter home of industry participant under authority of warrant (which may be issued if there are reasonable grounds to believe it is necessary to issue warrant to ascertain whether industry participant has breached, or may breach, gas governance regulations or rules) | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 50(1) | | Any power of entry conferred by Gas Act 1992 or regulations made under that Act may be exercised in respect of dwellinghouse if warrant is issued (note: entry without warrant allowed in exigent circumstances) | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 | | 119(1) | | Enforcement officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of any substance or organism or related thing involved in offence against Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 | | 10(1) | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against section 7 or 9 of Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 | | 68(1) | | Authorised person may enter place if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that gamete, embryo, or foetus formed by prohibited action is located there or any assisted reproductive procedure or human reproductive research is conducted there, and inspect equipment at place and exercise other powers (such as powers of inspection and search and seizures at various times) | | All (except subpart 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 69(2) | | Authorised person may enter dwellinghouse and exercise section 68 powers inside house under section 68(1) of Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 only if he or she obtains search warrant | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 72 | | Property seized may be forfeited to Crown on conviction | | Subpart 5 |
| Human Tissue Act 2008 | | 68(1) | | Authorised person may enter place if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that collection or use of human tissue at place involves contravention of Human Tissue Act 2008, or there is evidence of contraventions of Act at that place, and inspect equipment at place and exercise other powers, such as powers of inspection and search and seizure of various items | | All (except subpart 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 69(2) | | Authorised person may enter dwellinghouse and exercise section 68 powers inside house only if he or she obtains search warrant | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 72 | | Property seized may be forfeited to Crown on conviction | | Subpart 5 |
| Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 | | 57(1)(e) | | Person authorised by Registrar who enters premises for purposes of administering licensing regime may retain certain documents if there are grounds for believing they are evidence of commission of offence | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 61(1) | | Person may obtain entry warrant for dwellinghouse if there are reasonable grounds to believe that immigration adviser, former immigration adviser, or applicant for licence as immigration adviser has worked there, and obtaining entry warrant is only practicable way in which to obtain entry | | Subparts 1, 2, and 8 |
| | | 61A | | Registrar may apply for a search warrant in relation to an offence under the Act | | section 6 |
| Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 | | 132(1) | | Investigator may enter and search any place by consent or with warrant for purposes of investigating affairs of licensed insurer or associated person | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 230, 231 | | Protection from liability for acts done in good faith | | Subpart 6 |
| International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000 | | 102(1) and (2) | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of international crime or anything related to such crime | | Subparts 1 to 4, 6, 8, and 9 and also sections 154 and 155 |
| | | 107(2) | | Report on execution of search warrant together with copy of any notice given under section 127 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009 must be given to Attorney-General | | Section 127 |
| | | 108(4) | | Things seized under search warrant issued under section 102 of International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000 must be returned to person from whom they were seized (subject to section 148 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009) | | Section 148 |
| | | 108(5) | | Attorney-General may refuse to return thing seized in certain circumstances (subject to section 147 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009) | | Section 147 |
| International Energy Agreement Act 1976 | | 11 | | Regulations may be made allowing powers of entry conferred by section 9 of International Energy Agreement Act 1976 to be exercised to ensure compliance with those regulations (note: regulations must not limit section 6 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009 or subpart 5 of Part 4 of that Act) | | section 6 and subparts 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995 | | 48(1) | | Constable who is of or above the level of inspector may obtain and execute warrant to search for evidence of suspected offence for which person has been arrested under section 7 of International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995 or for any thing in respect of which such offence has been, or is suspected of having been, committed | | Subparts 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 and also sections 154 and 155 |
| | | 48(2) | | Constable, authorised by Attorney-General, may obtain and execute warrant to search for evidence of suspected offence that war crimes tribunal has jurisdiction to try, and for any thing in respect of which such offence has been, or is suspected of having been, committed | | Subparts 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 and also sections 154 and 155 |
| | | 55(5) and (6) | | Any thing seized may be retained in certain circumstances, but must otherwise be returned to person from whom it was seized (subject to sections 147 and 148 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009) | | Sections 147 and 148 |
| Land Transport Act 1998 | | 119(1) and (2) | | Enforcement officer may enter any premises if he or she is in fresh pursuit of driver suspected of committing certain offences against Land Transport Act 1998, or of driver who has failed to provide certain information | | All (except subpart 2) |
| | | 119(3) | | Enforcement officer may enter premises without warrant, in exigent circumstances, to seize and impound vehicle liable to impoundment under various provisions of Land Transport Act 1998 | | All (except subpart 2) |
| | | 119(5) | | Enforcement officer may obtain and execute warrant to enter premises and seize and impound vehicle liable to impoundment under various provisions of Land Transport Act 1998 | | All |
| Local Government Act 2002 | | 165 | | Enforcement officer may obtain and execute warrant to enter private land involved in commission of offence and seize and impound property | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 172 | | Warranted enforcement officer may enter land for purpose of detecting breach of bylaw or commission of offence against Local Government Act 2002, if officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting such breach or offence has occurred, or is occurring, on the land (note: warrant must be obtained before this power can be exercised in respect of dwellinghouse) | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 173(1) | | Local authority, for purposes of doing anything it is authorised to do under Local Government Act 2002, may enter property without giving prior notice in certain circumstances involving sudden emergency or if there is danger to any works or to adjoining property | | All (except subparts 1A and 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| Major Events Management Act 2007 | | 67(1) | | Constable or enforcement officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Major Events Management Act 2007 or for any related thing | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 | | 13(1) | | Marine mammals officer who has reason to believe or suspect that offence against Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 has been committed may enter, inspect, and examine any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or hovercraft | | All (except subpart 2) |
| | | 13(5) | | Marine mammal officers may exercise certain powers of seizure | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| | | 14(1) | | Marine mammals officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 or of any preparation to commit such offence | | All |
| Marine Reserves Act 1971 | | 18(1)(d) | | Ranger may, if he or she reasonably believes that person has committed offence against Marine Reserves Act 1971 or any regulations made under that Act, stop any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft or parcel, package, luggage, or other container in transit and may enter or open and search any such thing | | All (except subpart 2) |
| | | 18A | | Ranger may, if he or she believes there has been breach of Marine Reserves Act 1971 or any regulations made under that Act, exercise certain seizure powers | | All (except subpart 2) |
| Maritime Security Act 2004 | | 51(4) | | Authorised person may obtain and execute search warrant to search certain persons and their personal effects or a ship if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe offence against Maritime Security Act 2004 has been, is being, or is likely to be committed | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Maritime Transport Act 1994 | | 454 | | Authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to inspect dwellinghouse or marae for purposes of carrying out his or her functions, duties, or powers under Maritime Transport Act 1994 if issuing officer is satisfied that entry is essential to enable inspection to be carried out | | All (except subpart 1A and that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 455(1) | | Authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to search place for evidence of offence against Maritime Transport Act 1994 or for any related thing | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Meat Board Act 2004 | | 42(2) | | Auditor may enter place of business where any meat products or related documents are held or are likely to be and examine place and take samples for purposes of undertaking quota compliance audit under Meat Board Act 2004 | | Subparts 1, 3 to 6, 8, and 9 (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 42(5) | | Auditor may obtain and execute warrant to enter and inspect place that is not a place of business if issuing officer is satisfied that there are or are likely to be meat products or related documents at that place | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 62(1) | | Constable or authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to enter and inspect place that is not a place of business if issuing officer is satisfied that a person has taken or is intending to take certain proscribed actions and that meat products or related documents are or are likely to be at the place | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| | | 62(2) | | Constable or authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to enter and inspect place that is not a place of business if issuing officer is satisfied that, as consequence of inspection under section 61 of Meat Board Act 2004, there are reasonable grounds to believe that there are or are likely to be meat products or related documents at that place | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 | | 130(1) | | Constable or Registrar of Motor Vehicles or person authorised by Registrar may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 that has been, or is being, committed or for any related thing | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 | | 44(1) | | Constable authorised by Attorney-General under section 43(2) may obtain and execute warrant to search for and seize any thing in respect of which offence under foreign law has been or may have been committed, or that is evidence, or that may be used in commission of such an offence | | All (except subpart 5) |
| National Parks Act 1980 | | 61(1) | | Ranger may seize article found in possession of any person in national park if ranger has reasonable grounds to believe that the person, in obtaining possession of article, has committed offence against National Parks Act 1980 | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 61(6) | | Ranger may seize any chainsaw, firearm, trap, net, or similar item found in unlawful possession of any person in national park and any item found on any person and used in commission of offence in national park | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 65(1) | | Ranger may stop and search boats or vehicles, or certain animals, or aircraft, and search premises and possessions, in national park if he or she has reasonable cause to believe offence has been committed against National Parks Act 1980 or any bylaws under that Act and that evidence will be found in course of search | | All (except subpart 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 66(1) | | Authorised person may stop and search boat outside national park if he or she has reasonable cause to believe offence has been committed against National Parks Act 1980 or any bylaws under that Act and that evidence is on boat | | All (except subpart 2) |
| Overseas Investment Act 2005 | | 56(3) | | Regulator may obtain search warrant to search place or thing if there are reasonable grounds to believe offence under Overseas Investment Act 2005 has been, or is being, committed at place or thing or there is on, under, or over place or thing evidence of offence against that Act | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 | | 23(1) | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant to search for evidence of offence against Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 25 | | If any constable or officer seizes any substance or goods under Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996, subparts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of Part 4 of Search and Surveillance Act 2009 apply | | Subparts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Pork Industry Board Act 1997 | | 44(2) | | Authorised person may enter and inspect place of business to ascertain whether requirements of Part 4 of Pork Industry Board Act 1997 are being complied with or to obtain evidence that any of those requirements are not being met | | All (except subpart 1A, sections 114 and 115, and subpart 7) |
| | | 45(1) | | Authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to enter and inspect place that is not place of business if issuing officer is satisfied that offence against section 49(1) or (2) of Pork Industry Board Act 1997 has been committed and that there are or are likely to be at the place certain documents relating to levy money or slaughter of pigs, or pork products subject to that levy, that are evidence of commission of offence | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 45(2) | | Authorised person may obtain and execute warrant to enter and inspect place that is not place of business if issuing officer is satisfied that, as consequence of inspection of place of business under section 44 of Pork Industry Board Act 1997, there are reasonable grounds to believe that there are certain documents relating to levy money or slaughter of pigs, or pork products from pigs subject to that levy, at that place | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Prostitution Reform Act 2003 | | 30(1) | | Constable may obtain warrant to enter and search place if issuing officer is satisfied that there is good cause to suspect offence against section 23 or 34 of Prostitution Reform Act 2003 has been or is likely to be committed at that place, or that it is necessary for constable to enter place to prevent or investigate such offence | | All |
| Radiation Protection Act 1965 | | 24(2) | | Authorised officer of Ministry of Health who is refused entry to building believed to have radioactive material or irradiating apparatus or who believes that offence has been committed against Radiation Protection Act 1965 may obtain and execute search warrant | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Radiocommunications Act 1989 | | 120 | | Authorised Ministry of Economic Development employee or constable may obtain warrant to enter and inspect and remove certain documents if issuing officer is satisfied that a person has committed or is committing offence against Radiocommunications Act 1989 or any regulations made under section 134(1)(g) of that Act | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | | 66I | | Suitably qualified person appointed by Reserve Bank may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that certain information supplied to Reserve Bank is false or misleading, or that a person has failed to comply with certain statutory requirements under Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 106(1) | | Suitably qualified person appointed by Reserve Bank may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there has been non-compliance with any of certain provisions in Part 5 of Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 106(2) | | Suitably qualified person appointed by Reserve Bank may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary to do so for purpose of determining whether to execute statutory powers conferred by section 113 or 117 of Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 157ZM(1) | | Suitably qualified person appointed by Reserve Bank may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that deposit taker has committed offence against Part 5D of Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Reserves Act 1977 | | 95(1) | | Certain wildlife and related things found in possession of person in reserve may be seized by constable, ranger, or employee of administering body, if he or she has good cause to suspect that the person, in obtaining possession of the thing, has committed offence against Reserves Act 1977 | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 95(6) | | Firearms, traps, nets, or similar objects found illegally in possession of any person in reserve and equipment found in possession of any person that has been used to commit offence in reserve may be seized by constable, ranger, or employee of administering body | | All (except Subpart 2) |
| | | 100(1) | | Officer who has good cause to suspect that offence against Reserves Act 1977 or regulations made under that Act has been committed, on, from, or in respect of certain boats may stop boat and exercise certain powers of search and seizure | | All (except subpart 2) |
| Resource Management Act 1991 | | 334(1) | | Constable or enforcement officer may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that at, in, on, over, or under any place or vehicle there is any thing in respect of which imprisonable offence under Resource Management Act 1991 or any regulations made under that Act has been committed or any thing that is evidence of such offence or that is intended to be used to commit such offence | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Sale of Liquor Act 1989 | | 177(1) | | Constable may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that certain contraventions of Sale of Liquor Act 1989 are occurring | | All |
| Tax Administration Act 1994 | | 16(4) | | Commissioner of Inland Revenue or authorised employee of Inland Revenue Department may obtain and execute warrant to enter private dwelling if issuing officer is satisfied that exercise of applicant's functions under section 16 of Tax Administration Act 1994 requires physical access to that dwelling | | Subparts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 (except sections 114, 115, and 125(4)) |
| | | 16C(2) | | Commissioner of Inland Revenue or authorised employee of Inland Revenue Department may obtain and execute warrant to remove books and documents from place and retain them for full and complete inspection if issuing officer is satisfied that this may be required to enable applicant to exercise his or her functions under section 16 of Tax Administration Act 1994 | | Subparts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 (except sections 114, 115, and 125(4)) |
| Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 | | 37(1) | | Officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that breach of Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 or of any regulations made under that Act has occurred may exercise certain entry, inspection, and related powers | | All (except subpart 2) |
| | | 38(1) and (2) | | Officer may obtain and execute search warrant to enter and search dwellinghouse or marae if issuing officer is satisfied that there is in that place specimen of endangered, threatened, or exploited species in respect of which offence against Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 may have been committed, or that there is evidence of such offence at that place or a thing intended to be used for purpose of committing offence | | All |
| Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 | | 51(4) | | Enforcement officer may obtain and execute search warrant to search place or thing if there are reasonable grounds for believing that civil liability event has been, or is being, committed at place or thing or that there is on, over, or under place or thing anything that is evidence of civil liability event | | All (except that sections 114 and 115 apply to constables only) |
| Waste Minimisation Act 2008 | | 79(1) | | Enforcement officer may enter land or buildings to inspect property and obtain information | | All (except subpart 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 80(3) | | Enforcment officer may enter a dwellinghouse or marae with a warrant | | All (sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 82(1) | | Enforcement officer may enter private land with warrant and seize property materially involved in commission of offence | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Weights and Measures Act 1987 | | 28(3) | | Inspector of Weights and Measures may obtain and execute search warrant if issuing officer is satisfied that it is necessary for inspector to enter dwellinghouse to exercise certain entry, examination, and related powers conferred by section 28(1) of Weights and Measures Act 1987 | | Subparts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 |
| Wild Animal Control Act 1977 | | 12(10) | | Warranted officer may enter land or premises of licence or permit holder under Wild Animal Control Act 1977, or any other land or premises on which he or she suspects animal is being kept in breach of section 12 of that Act, in order to ascertain whether conditions of licence or permit are being complied with, or whether animal is being kept in contravention of section 12 (note: a dwellinghouse may not be entered without obtaining a warrant) | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 12(11) | | Warranted officer may obtain and execute warrant to enter dwellinghouse for purpose of detecting offence if issuing officer is satisfied that there is probable cause to suspect that breach of section 12 of Wild Animal Control Act 1977 has been, or is being, committed | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 13(1) | | Warranted officer may exercise variety of entry and search powers for purpose of enforcing, or preventing or detecting offences against, Wild Animal Control Act 1977 | | All (except subparts 1A and 2 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 13(6) and (7) | | Warranted officer may exercise variety of entry and search powers for purpose of enforcing, or preventing or detecting offences against, Wild Animal Control Act 1977 and may obtain a warrant to enter a dwellinghouse | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 14(1) and (2) | | Warranted officer may obtain and execute warrant to enter dwellinghouse for purpose of detecting offence if issuing officer is satisfied that there is probable cause to suspect that offence against Wild Animal Control Act 1977 has been, or is being, committed there | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Wildlife Act 1953 | | 39(1) | | Ranger may exercise variety of entry, seizure, stopping, and related powers in connection with enforcement of Wildlife Act 1953 | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| Wine Act 2003 | | 62(1) and (2) | | Wine officer may enter any premises (other than dwellinghouse or marae) for purposes of determining whether Wine Act 2003 is being complied with | | Subparts 1, 3, 6, 8, and 9 (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 63(1)(a) and (b) | | Wine officer may exercise range of examination and inquiry powers at any place he or she may enter under section 62 of Wine Act 2003 | | All (except subparts 1A, 2, and 7 and sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 65(1) | | Wine officer or constable may obtain and execute search warrant at any place if issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is at place a thing in respect of which offence under Wine Act 2003 has been, or is being, committed or thing that is being used, or is intended for use, in commission of such offence, or that is evidence of such offence | | All (except sections 114 and 115) |
| | | 68 | | Property seized under search warrant issued under section 65 of Wine Act 2003 may be disposed of | | Subparts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 |