Things relevant to offence, grounds for seizing
146 Things relevant to offence, grounds for seizing
If this Act provides that an officer may seize a thing that is relevant to an offence the officer may do so only if the officer reasonably suspects one or more of the following —
that the thing is property that has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained;
that the thing may be seized under another written law;
that possession of the thing at that time and place by the person in possession of it is unlawful;
that the thing may be forfeited to the State or the Crown;
that it is necessary to seize the thing for one or more of the following purposes —
to prevent it from being concealed, disturbed or lost;
to preserve its evidentiary value;
to do a forensic examination on it;
to prevent it from being used in the commission of another offence.
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