Rail Safety National Law (NSW)
147Use of electronic equipment
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147 Use of electronic equipment
147 Use of electronic equipment
(1) Without limiting section 145, if—
(a) a thing found in or on rolling stock or a road vehicle, or at a place, is, or includes, a disk, tape or other device for the storage of information; and
(b) the equipment in or on the rolling stock or road vehicle, or at the place, may be used with the disk, tape or other device,
the rail safety officer, or a person assisting the officer, may operate the equipment to access the information.
(2) A rail safety officer, or a person assisting a rail safety officer, must not operate or seize equipment for the purpose mentioned in this section unless the officer or person assisting believes on reasonable grounds that the operation or seizure of the equipment can be carried out without damage to the equipment.