177MPowers of Secretary—seizure

#### 177M Powers of Secretary—seizure 177M Powers of Secretary—seizure > > (1) The Secretary may— > > > > > (a) seize a thing the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe is connected with a contravention of section 109, and > > > > > (b) move a seized thing from the place where it is seized or leave it at the place where it is seized and take reasonable action to restrict access to the thing, and > > > > > (c) direct the occupier of the premises where a thing is seized to keep the thing— > > > > > > > (i) at the premises, or > > > > > > > (ii) at another place under the control of the occupier. > > > (2) The power to seize a thing connected with an offence includes a power to seize— > > > > > (a) a thing in relation to which the offence has been committed, and > > > > > (b) a thing that will afford evidence of the commission of the offence, and > > > > > (c) a thing that was used for the purpose of committing the offence. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to an offence includes a reference to an offence that there are reasonable grounds to believe has been committed. > > **s 177M:** Ins 2025 No 14, Sch 2\[49\].