Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

This section applies if a police officer—

finds a dangerous attachment device; and

reasonably suspects the dangerous attachment device has been used, or is to be used, to disrupt a relevant lawful activity.

For subsection (1)(b), a relevant lawful activity is disrupted by using a dangerous attachment device if the use—

unreasonably interferes with the ordinary operation of transport infrastructure; orExample—placing an obstacle, on a railway, that stops the passage of rolling stock

stops a person from entering or leaving a place of business; or

causes a halt to the ordinary operation of plant or equipment because of concerns about the safety of any person.

The police officer may do 1 or both of the following—

deactivate or disassemble the dangerous attachment device to the extent the police officer considers reasonably necessary;

seize all or parts of the dangerous attachment device.

If the police officer exercises the power under subsection (3) to seize a dangerous attachment device or parts of a device, the device or part is taken to have been forfeited to the State immediately after the police officer seizes it.

To remove any doubt, it is declared that a police officer may disassemble a dangerous attachment device and choose to seize only some of the disassembled parts.

In this section—deactivate, a dangerous attachment device, includes to make the device safe or unusable.transport infrastructure see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.