# Announcement before entry

> act-s268CW — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268CW Announcement before entry
               An authorised officer executing a monitoring warrant must, before
               entering premises under the warrant:
                 (a) announce that he or she is authorised to enter the premises;
                     and
                (b) give a person on the premises (if there is one) an opportunity
                     to allow entry to the premises.