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Export Control Act 1982
10CSeizures without offence‑related warrant in emergency situations
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#### 10C Seizures without offence‑related warrant in emergency situations
(1) This section applies when an authorised officer has entered premises under section 10A or under a warrant issued under section 10B.
(2) If the authorised officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that:
(a) particular evidential material is in or on the premises; and
(b) it is necessary to seize the evidential material in order to prevent it from being concealed, lost or destroyed; and
(c) it is necessary to do so without the authority of a warrant under section 10E because the circumstances are serious and urgent;
the authorised officer may seize the evidential material if he or she finds it there.