Biosecurity Act 2015

The powers in this section may be exercised in relation to electronic equipment on premises.

A biosecurity enforcement officer may:

operate electronic equipment on the premises for a purpose for which the premises were entered; and

use a disk, tape or other storage device that:

is on the premises; and

can be used with the equipment or is associated with it.

A biosecurity enforcement officer may exercise the powers referred to in subsection (4) if information (relevant data) is found in the exercise of the power under subsection (2) that is relevant to a purpose for which the premises were entered.

The powers are as follows:

the power to operate electronic equipment on the premises to put the relevant data in documentary form and remove the documents so produced from the premises;

the power to operate electronic equipment on the premises to transfer the relevant data to a disk, tape or other storage device that:

is brought to the premises for the exercise of the power; or

is on the premises and the use of which for that purpose has been agreed in writing by the occupier of the premises;

A biosecurity enforcement officer may operate electronic equipment as mentioned in subsection (2) or (4) only if the biosecurity enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds that the operation of the equipment can be carried out without causing damage to the equipment.

For compensation for damage to electronic equipment, see section 326.