sec.304Power to secure seized thing

### sec.304 Power to secure seized thing Having seized a thing under this division, an authorised officer may— leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or move it from the place of seizure. For subsection (1) (a) , the authorised officer may, for example— seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used require a person the authorised officer reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) . (sec.304-ssec.1) Having seized a thing under this division, an authorised officer may— leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or move it from the place of seizure. (sec.304-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , the authorised officer may, for example— seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used require a person the authorised officer reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) . - (a) leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or - (b) move it from the place of seizure. - (a) seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or - (b) for equipment—make it inoperable; or Example— make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used - (c) require a person the authorised officer reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an inspector could do under subsection (1) (a) .