Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

An authorised officer may seize a specimen if he or she has reasonable grounds to suspect that the specimen has been used or otherwise involved in the commission of an offence against Part 13A.

Part 13A deals with international movement of wildlife specimens.

If a warrant has been issued under Division 4:

if the warrant relates to premises—this section does not apply:

to the executing officer, or an officer assisting, while he or she is searching premises under the warrant; or

to anything found during the course of such a search; and

if the warrant relates to a person—this section does not apply:

to the executing officer, or an officer assisting, while he or she is searching a person, or an aircraft, vehicle or vessel, under the warrant; or

to anything found during the course of such a search.

Division 4 is about search warrants. The Division contains its own seizure powers (see paragraphs 417(1)(c), (d) and (e) and (2)(b), (c) and (d)).