Section 154M — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Announcement before entry

(1) Before any person enters premises under a search warrant, the executing officer must:

(a) announce that he or she is authorised to enter the premises; and

(b) give any person at the premises an opportunity to allow entry to the premises.

(2) However, the executing officer is not required to comply with subsection (1) if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that immediate entry to the premises is required to ensure that the effective execution of the warrant is not frustrated.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 154J — Securing electronic equipment for use by experts
s 154K — Authorisation of officers assisting
s 154L — Availability of assistance and use of force in executing a search warrant
s 154N — Details of warrant to be given to occupier
s 154P — Occupier entitled to observe search being conducted
s 154Q — Occupier to provide reasonable facilities and assistance

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