Section 42 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Search without warrant

42 Search without warrant (1) Any member of the Police who believes on reasonable grounds that it is critically necessary to protect a child or young person from injury or death may, without warrant,— (a) Enter and search, by force if necessary, any dwellinghouse, building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, premises or place: (b) Remove or detain, by force if necessary, the child or young person and place the child or young person in the custody of the chief executive. (2) Every member of the Police who exercises any powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section shall, on first entering any dwellinghouse, building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, premises or place, and if requested, at any subsequent time,— (a) Produce evidence of identity; and (b) Disclose that those powers are being exercised under this section. (3) A member of the Police who exercises the power conferred by subsection (1) of this section shall, within 3 days after the day on which the power is exercised, forward to the Commissioner of Police a written report on the exercise of the power and the circumstances in which it came to be exercised. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 8 Subsection (1)(b) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .