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Maritime Powers Act 2013
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#### 67 Seizing things
(1) A maritime officer may seize:
(a) a weapon; or
(b) any thing that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds:
(i) is evidential material; or
(ii) is a border controlled drug or border controlled plant; or
(iii) is owned by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
> Note: Written notice must be given if a thing is seized: see section 80.
(2) To avoid doubt, a thing owned by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory includes a thing that has been forfeited to the Commonwealth or the State or Territory.
(3) A thing seized under subsection (1) is a seized thing.