Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

For the purposes of this Part, a thing is a thing relevant to an offence if it is reasonably suspected that —

the thing has been, is being, or is intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence; or

the thing has been obtained by the commission of an offence; or

an offence has been, is being, or may be committed in respect of the thing; or

the thing is or may afford —

evidence relevant to proving the commission of an offence or who committed an offence; or

evidence that tends to rebut an alibi.

For the purposes of this Part, a thing relevant to an offence may be material or non‑material, animate (other than human) or inanimate.