66AEOffence‑related searches and seizures

#### 66AE Offence‑related searches and seizures (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a quarantine officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be, on any premises, particular evidential material, the officer, at any time and with any necessary help, may: (a) enter the premises; and (b) exercise the powers set out in section 66AA; and (c) seize that evidential material, if the officer finds it on the premises. (2) A quarantine officer is not authorised to enter premises under subsection (1) unless: (a) the premises are: (i) premises approved for the purposes of a provision of this Act; or Note: For premises that have been approved, see for example subsection 44A(5) and section 46A. (ii) a quarantine station; or (iii) premises at which procedures are authorised under a compliance agreement to be carried out; or (b) the occupier of the premises has consented to the entry. (3) If the relevant premises are a vessel or vehicle, a quarantine officer may stop and detain the vessel or vehicle for the purpose of exercising a power conferred by subsection (1).