69Retention of records, &c., by authorised officers

69 Retention of records, &c., by authorised officers

(1)  An authorised officer may retain a record, document or other thing seized under these regulations –

(a) for the purpose of investigating if the Act or these regulations have been, or are being, contravened and, if required, for the purposes of any subsequent prosecution; or

(b) for the purpose of an investigation under Part 5 of the Coroners Act 1995 .

(2)  A person otherwise entitled to possession of a record or document retained by an authorised officer under these regulations is entitled to be provided at his or her request with a copy of that record, or document, certified by the authorised officer to be a true copy.

(3)  A certified copy of a record or document referred to in subregulation (2) is to be received in all courts and elsewhere as if it were the original record or document.