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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.106EPower to secure seized thing
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### sec.106E Power to secure seized thing
Having seized a place, part of a place, building, structure or other thing under this division, an investigator may—
for a place, part of a place or building—take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
for another seized thing—
leave it at the place where 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) and (b) (i) , the investigator may, for example—
for a place, part of a place or building—
seal the entrance to the place, part of the place or building, and mark the place, part of the place or building to show access to it is restricted; or
make any equipment on the place or part of the place, or in the building, inoperable; or
for another seized thing—
seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to it is restricted; or
for equipment—make it inoperable; or
require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the seized thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) or (b) (i) .
make the equipment inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which it can not be used
s 106E ins 2017 No. 29 s 22
amd 2017 No. 43 s 294 (1)
(sec.106E-ssec.1) Having seized a place, part of a place, building, structure or other thing under this division, an investigator may— for a place, part of a place or building—take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or for another seized thing— leave it at the place where 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.106E-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) and (b) (i) , the investigator may, for example— for a place, part of a place or building— seal the entrance to the place, part of the place or building, and mark the place, part of the place or building to show access to it is restricted; or make any equipment on the place or part of the place, or in the building, inoperable; or for another seized thing— seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to it is restricted; or for equipment—make it inoperable; or require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the seized thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) or (b) (i) . make the equipment inoperable by dismantling it or removing a component without which it can not be used
- (a) for a place, part of a place or building—take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
- (b) for another seized thing— (i) leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or (ii) move it from the place of seizure.
- (i) leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
- (ii) move it from the place of seizure.
- (i) leave it at the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ) and take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or
- (ii) move it from the place of seizure.
- (a) for a place, part of a place or building— (i) seal the entrance to the place, part of the place or building, and mark the place, part of the place or building to show access to it is restricted; or (ii) make any equipment on the place or part of the place, or in the building, inoperable; or
- (i) seal the entrance to the place, part of the place or building, and mark the place, part of the place or building to show access to it is restricted; or
- (ii) make any equipment on the place or part of the place, or in the building, inoperable; or
- (b) for another seized thing— (i) seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to it is restricted; or (ii) for equipment—make it inoperable; or
- (i) seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to it is restricted; or
- (ii) for equipment—make it inoperable; or
- (c) require a person the investigator reasonably believes is in control of the seized thing to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) or anything else an investigator could do under subsection (1) (a) or (b) (i) .
- (i) seal the entrance to the place, part of the place or building, and mark the place, part of the place or building to show access to it is restricted; or
- (ii) make any equipment on the place or part of the place, or in the building, inoperable; or
- (i) seal the thing, or the entrance to the place of seizure, and mark the thing or place to show access to it is restricted; or
- (ii) for equipment—make it inoperable; or