72EUse of equipment to examine things etc.

72E  Use of equipment to examine things etc.   For the purposes of conducting a search or a limited search of a person, or a search of a thing, under this Part or determining whether a thing may be seized under this Part, a defence security official may do one or more of the following:  (a) use any equipment, including electronic equipment, reasonably necessary for the search or the limited search, or the examination or processing of the thing;  (b) in the case of a thing that is on defence premises, and that a defence security official suspects on reasonable grounds:  (i) constitutes a threat to the safety of persons on the defence premises; or  (ii) relates to a criminal offence committed, or that may be committed, on or in relation to the defence premises;   move the thing to another part of the defence premises for immediate examination or processing;  (c) use any equipment, including electronic equipment, to gain access to data stored on the thing;  (d) obtain expert assistance to do a thing referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).