Seizure and samples of things not mentioned in the warrant
74AF Seizure and samples of things not mentioned in the warrant
S. 74AF inserted by No. 69/2017 s. 48.
A search warrant under this Division authorises the person executing the warrant, in addition to seizing any thing or kind of thing named or described in the warrant, to seize any document or other thing (that is not an animal) if the person reasonably believes—
that the thing is of a kind that could have been included in the search warrant and that is connected with a contravention of a relevant provision; and
that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction or its use in the contravention of the relevant provision.
A search warrant under this Division authorises the person executing the warrant, in addition to seizing any thing or kind of thing named or described in the warrant, to take a sample of or from any thing, if the person reasonably believes, that—
the thing is of a kind that could have been included in the search warrant; and
the sample is of or from a thing that is connected with a contravention of a relevant provision.
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