154Searches and seizures related to offences

154 Searches and seizures related to offences (1) This section applies if an inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting there may be evidential material on any premises. (2) The inspector may— (a) enter the premises, with the consent of the occupier or under a warrant issued under section 173; and (b) exercise the powers set out in subsection (3) and section 155; and (c) if the entry is under a warrant and the inspector finds evidential material on the premises—seize the material. (3) If— (a) in the course of searching, under a warrant, for a particular thing, an inspector finds another thing that the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, to be evidential material; and (b) the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that it is necessary to seize that other thing to prevent its concealment, loss or destruction, or its use in committing, continuing or repeating an offence against this Act; the warrant is taken to authorise the inspector to seize the other thing.

Offence-related powers Division 11.4