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Essential Services Commission Act 2001
39XSeizure of documents or computers not mentioned in the warrant
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39X Seizure of documents or computers not mentioned in the warrant
A search warrant issued under section 39S(2) authorises an inspector, in addition to the seizure of any document or computer of the kind described in the warrant, to seize or take a document or computer which is not of the kind described in the warrant, if—
(a) the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the document or computer—
(i) is of a kind which could have been included in a search warrant issued under section 39S(2); or
(ii) will afford evidence about the alleged contravention by a person of an essential services requirement; and
(b) the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize that document or computer in order to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction or its use in the alleged contravention by a person of an essential services requirement.
Division 4—Documents and computers
S. 39Y inserted by No. 41/2021 s. 5.