sec.96Search to prevent loss of evidence

### sec.96 Search to prevent loss of evidence This section applies if an authorised commission officer reasonably suspects— a thing at or about a place, or in the possession of a person at or about a place, is evidence of the commission of major crime being investigated by the commission; and unless the place is immediately entered and searched— the evidence may be concealed or destroyed; or the forensic value of the evidence may be diminished. An authorised commission officer may enter the place and exercise search warrant powers, other than power to do something that may cause structural damage to a building, at the place as if they were conferred under a search warrant. (sec.96-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised commission officer reasonably suspects— a thing at or about a place, or in the possession of a person at or about a place, is evidence of the commission of major crime being investigated by the commission; and unless the place is immediately entered and searched— the evidence may be concealed or destroyed; or the forensic value of the evidence may be diminished. (sec.96-ssec.2) An authorised commission officer may enter the place and exercise search warrant powers, other than power to do something that may cause structural damage to a building, at the place as if they were conferred under a search warrant. - (a) a thing at or about a place, or in the possession of a person at or about a place, is evidence of the commission of major crime being investigated by the commission; and - (b) unless the place is immediately entered and searched— (i) the evidence may be concealed or destroyed; or (ii) the forensic value of the evidence may be diminished. - (i) the evidence may be concealed or destroyed; or - (ii) the forensic value of the evidence may be diminished. - (i) the evidence may be concealed or destroyed; or - (ii) the forensic value of the evidence may be diminished.