154ADefinitions

154A Definitions

In this Part:

consultant means a person engaged under section 27A.

contravention, in relation to a law, includes an offence against section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code that relates to an offence against that law.

data includes:

(a) information in any form; or

(b) any program (or part of a program).

data held in a computer includes:

(a) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; or

(b) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part.

data storage device means a thing containing, or designed to contain, data for use by a computer.

evidential material means a document or other thing that may afford evidence relating to:

(a) a contravention of this Act, a gas market instrument or the consumer data rules; or

(b) a contravention of Part 20 of the Telecommunications Act 1997; or

(c) a contravention of Part 9 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999; or

(cb) a contravention of Part 5A of the Water Act 2007, other than Division 3 of that Part (water announcements); or

(ca) a contravention of Part 5 of the Water Act 2007 or of the Water Markets Intermediaries Code within the meaning of that Act; or

(d) a contravention of section 137.1, 137.2 or 149.1 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Part.

executing officer, for a search warrant, means:

(a) the inspector named in the warrant as being responsible for executing the warrant; or

(b) if that inspector does not intend to be present at the execution of the warrant—another inspector whose name has been written in the warrant by the inspector so named; or

(c) another inspector whose name has been written in the warrant by the inspector last named in the warrant.

inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 154B.

occupier, in relation to premises, includes a person present at the premises who apparently represents the occupier.

officer assisting, for a search warrant, means:

(a) an inspector who is assisting in executing the warrant; or

(b) a person authorised under section 154K in relation to the warrant.

premises means:

(a) an area of land or any other place (whether or not it is enclosed or built on); or

(b) a building or other structure; or

(c) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or

(d) a part of any such premises.