Power to secure seized things
103 Power to secure seized things
Having seized a thing under this division, an authorised officer may—
leave the thing at the place where it was seized and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
move the thing from the place where it was seized.
For subsection (1)(a), the authorised officer may, for example—
seal the thing, or the entrance to the place where the thing was seized, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or
for equipment—make it inoperable; orExample—
make the equipment inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used
require a person the authorised officer reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an authorised officer could do under subsection (1)(a).
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