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].