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Local Government Act 2009
sec.150BZPower to secure seized thing
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### sec.150BZ Power to secure seized thing
Having seized a thing under this division, an investigator may—
leave it at the place it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
move it from the place of seizure.
For subsection (1) (a) , the investigator may, for example—
seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or
for equipment—make it inoperable; or
make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used
require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) .
When making a requirement of a person under subsection (2) (c) , the investigator must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
s 150BZ ins 2018 No. 8 s 12
(sec.150BZ-ssec.1) Having seized a thing under this division, an investigator may— leave it at the place it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or move it from the place of seizure.
(sec.150BZ-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , the investigator may, for example— seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) .
(sec.150BZ-ssec.3) When making a requirement of a person under subsection (2) (c) , the investigator must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
- (a) leave it at the place it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
- (b) move it from the place of seizure.
- (a) seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to the thing or place is restricted; or
- (b) for equipment—make it inoperable; or Example— make it inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which the equipment can not be used
- (c) require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the place or thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) .