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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
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#### 216 Application to property
216 Application to property
> > (1) This Division applies to the following property—
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> > > (a) property that is in the custody of a police officer or member of the NSW Police Force in connection with an offence, whether or not proceedings for the offence have been commenced,
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> > > (b) property that is lawfully in the custody of a police officer or member of the NSW Police Force other than in connection with an offence.
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> > (2) However, this Division does not apply to the following property—
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> > > (a) a dangerous article or dangerous implement to which Division 1 applies,
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> > > (a1) a substance to which Part 3A of the [Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-226) applies or an article disposed of under section 39K of that Act.
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> > > (b) (Repealed)
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> **s 216:** Am 2016 No 6, Sch 3; 2015 No 24, Sch 8.24 \[1\].