Seizing evidence of related provisions
52 Seizing evidence of related provisions
This section applies if an authorised person enters premises under an investigation warrant to search for evidential material.
The investigation powers include seizing a thing that is not evidential material of the kind specified in the warrant if:
in the course of searching for the kind of evidential material specified in the warrant, the authorised person finds the thing; and
the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that:
the thing is evidential material of another kind; or
a related provision has been contravened with respect to the thing; or
the thing is evidence of the contravention of a related provision; or
the thing is intended to be used for the purpose of contravening a related provision; and
the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction.
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