543Power to use equipment to access information

543 Power to use equipment to access information

543 Power to use equipment to access information

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a thing found at a place, or in a vehicle, entered by an authorised officer under this Chapter is, or includes, a disc, tape or other device used for storing information (the storage device); and

(b) equipment at the place, or in the vehicle, may be used with the storage device to access information on the storage device; and

(c) the authorised officer reasonably believes information stored on the storage device may be relevant for deciding whether this Law is being complied with.

(2) The authorised officer, or a person helping the officer, may operate the equipment to access the information.

(3) A person may operate equipment under subsection (2) only if the person reasonably believes the operation can be carried out without damaging the equipment.

Note—

See section 548 for action an authorised officer may take if the officer, or a person helping the officer, finds a disc, tape or other device containing information the officer reasonably believes is relevant for deciding whether this Law has been contravened.

(4) In this section—

equipment, at a place or in a vehicle, includes equipment taken into the place or vehicle by the authorised officer.