46Retention of documents and other material

#### 46 Retention of documents and other material 46 Retention of documents and other material > > (1) This section applies to the following material— > > > > > (a) a document or other thing produced under this Part, > > > > > (b) a thing seized under this Part. > > > (2) An authorised officer must provide a receipt for the document or thing. > > > (3) An authorised officer may make copies of the document or thing. > > > (4) An authorised officer may examine or test the document or thing, even though that might result in damage to or destruction of the document or thing or a reduction in its value. > > > (5) An authorised officer must return the document or thing when it is no longer needed for the purposes of an inspection, investigation or inquiry. However, if there is no owner or the authorised officer cannot, despite making reasonable efforts, locate the owner, the authorised officer may dispose of the document or thing in the manner that the authorised officer thinks appropriate. > > > (6) Despite subsection (5), an authorised officer must make the document or thing available to a relevant body on the written request of the body for the purposes of— > > > > > (a) an investigation under a law of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory, or > > > > > (b) a coronial inquest or inquiry. > > > (7) An authorised officer must permit a person who would be entitled to inspect the document or thing were it not in the possession of the authorised officer to inspect the document or thing at any reasonable time and to make copies of the document or thing. > > > (8) In this section— > > > > owner includes an agent of an owner. > > > > relevant body means— > > > > > (a) a government sector agency within the meaning of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040), or > > > > > (b) a NSW government agency, or > > > > > (c) an agency of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory, or > > > > > (d) a State or Territory government, or > > > > > (e) a coroner.