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Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990
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#### 40 Responsibility for seized property
40 Responsibility for seized property
> > (1) If property or evidence is seized when a search warrant issued under this Division is executed, reasonable measures for its preservation while in custody are to be taken—
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> > > (a) by the Commission, if the warrant was issued on the application of a member of the Commission, or
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> > > (b) by the Commissioner of Police, if the warrant was issued on the application of a member of the Police Force.
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> > (2) A person authorised by the Commission for the purpose may—
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> > > (a) examine any property or evidence seized when a search warrant issued under this Division is executed, including a warrant issued on the application of a member of the Police Force, and
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> > > (b) inspect and test any such property, and
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> > > (c) in the case of evidence that is a document—make copies of, and take extracts from, the document.