Powers to facilitate seizing of records
115 Powers to facilitate seizing of records
An authorised officer may exercise a power under this section for the purpose of seizing a record or exercising a power in section 113(1) or (2).
An authorised officer may operate any device or equipment, whether seized under section 114 or not, that is —
needed to gain access to, recover or make a reproduction of the record; and
possessed by the person from whom the record may be seized.
Subsection (4) applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects that the person from whom the record may be seized, or an employee or agent of that person, knows how to gain access to or operate the device or equipment referred to in subsection (2).
The authorised officer may direct a person referred to in subsection (3) to provide any information or assistance that is reasonable and necessary to enable the authorised officer to seize the record or exercise the power.
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