sec.26Power to destroy seized property

### sec.26 Power to destroy seized property The following emergency responders may destroy seized property to ensure a CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency is made ineffective— a CBRE fire officer; a CBRE health officer; a CBRE police officer; a CBRE veterinary officer. However, the emergency responder must not destroy property that may reasonably be decontaminated. For seized property other than an animal, an emergency responder other than a CBRE veterinary officer— may destroy property that is affected by a biological or radiological substance only if the medical controller decides the property should be destroyed; and may destroy property that is affected by a chemical substance only if the fire controller decides the property should be destroyed. For seized property that is an animal, the CBRE veterinary officer may destroy the animal— only if the chief veterinary officer decides the animal should be destroyed; and whether or not it is lawful under another Act to destroy the animal. s 26 ins 2003 No. 46 s 13 (sec.26-ssec.1) The following emergency responders may destroy seized property to ensure a CBR substance involved in the CBR emergency is made ineffective— a CBRE fire officer; a CBRE health officer; a CBRE police officer; a CBRE veterinary officer. (sec.26-ssec.2) However, the emergency responder must not destroy property that may reasonably be decontaminated. (sec.26-ssec.3) For seized property other than an animal, an emergency responder other than a CBRE veterinary officer— may destroy property that is affected by a biological or radiological substance only if the medical controller decides the property should be destroyed; and may destroy property that is affected by a chemical substance only if the fire controller decides the property should be destroyed. (sec.26-ssec.4) For seized property that is an animal, the CBRE veterinary officer may destroy the animal— only if the chief veterinary officer decides the animal should be destroyed; and whether or not it is lawful under another Act to destroy the animal. - (a) a CBRE fire officer; - (b) a CBRE health officer; - (c) a CBRE police officer; - (d) a CBRE veterinary officer. - (a) may destroy property that is affected by a biological or radiological substance only if the medical controller decides the property should be destroyed; and - (b) may destroy property that is affected by a chemical substance only if the fire controller decides the property should be destroyed. - (a) only if the chief veterinary officer decides the animal should be destroyed; and - (b) whether or not it is lawful under another Act to destroy the animal.