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Quarantine Act 1908
66AEOffence‑related searches and seizures
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#### 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).