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170 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 (h) in relation to a thing found on the premises or as a result of1 an ordinary search or frisk search of a person and that the2 person executing the search believes on reasonable grounds3 to present a danger to a person—seizing the thing;4 (i) in relation to a computer or data storage device (a subject5 device) found on the subject premises or as a result of an6 ordinary search or frisk search of a person—doing any thing7 mentioned in subsection (2);8 (j) any thing (including returning to the subject premises any9 thing seized in accordance with subparagraph (g)(ii) or10 (2)(d)(iii)) reasonably necessary to conceal the fact that any11 thing has been done under the warrant;12 (k) any other thing reasonably incidental to any thing referred to13 in any of paragraphs (a) to (j).14 Use of electronic equipment etc.15 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(i), the things are:16 (a) for the purpose of obtaining access to data (subject data) that17 is held in, or accessible from, a subject device—to use one or18 more of the following, at any time when the warrant is in19 force, in order to determine whether the subject data is20 relevant to the serious and organised crime matter referred to21 in paragraph 157(1)(b) to which the warrant relates:22 (i) the subject device;23 (ii) any other electronic equipment;24 (iii) another data storage device; and25 (b) if necessary to achieve the purpose mentioned in26 paragraph (a)—to add, copy, delete or alter other data in, or27 accessible from, the subject device; and28 (c) if it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so in order to29 achieve the purpose mentioned in paragraph (a):30 (i) to use any other computer to access the subject data; and31 (ii) if necessary to achieve that purpose—to add, copy,32 delete or alter other data in, or accessible from, the33 computer; and34 (d) where there are reasonable grounds to believe that any35 subject data to which access has been obtained is relevant to36

No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 171 the ACIC obtaining intelligence relevant to serious and1 organised crime, to do any or all of the following:2 (i) convert the subject data into documentary form, and3 remove any such document;4 (ii) copy the subject data to another data storage device, and5 remove that other storage device;6 (iii) seize the subject device; and7 (e) to do any other thing reasonably incidental to any thing8 referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).9