Fire Services Act 1990
sec.149RAccess to seized things
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sec.149R Access to seized things
Until a seized thing is forfeited or returned, an authorised fire officer must allow its owner to inspect it and, if it is a document, to copy it. Subsection (1) does not apply if it is impracticable or would be unreasonable to allow the inspection or copying. s 149R (prev s 56F) ins 2006 No. 49 s 8 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 37 (2) (sec.149R-ssec.1) Until a seized thing is forfeited or returned, an authorised fire officer must allow its owner to inspect it and, if it is a document, to copy it. (sec.149R-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if it is impracticable or would be unreasonable to allow the inspection or copying.