sec.174Securing seized things

### sec.174 Securing seized things Having seized a thing, an authorised officer may— move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or leave the thing at the place of seizure but— take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or for equipment—make it inoperable, or direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to make it inoperable. dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) (b) (ii) or (c) must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.174-ssec.1) Having seized a thing, an authorised officer may— move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or leave the thing at the place of seizure but— take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or for equipment—make it inoperable, or direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to make it inoperable. dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used (sec.174-ssec.2) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) (b) (ii) or (c) must comply with the direction. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. - (a) move the thing from the place where it was seized (the place of seizure ); or - (b) leave the thing at the place of seizure but— (i) take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or Example of restricting access— • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted (ii) direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or - (i) take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or Example of restricting access— • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted - • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted - • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted - (ii) direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or - (c) for equipment—make it inoperable, or direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to make it inoperable. Example of making equipment inoperable— dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used - (i) take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or Example of restricting access— • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted - • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted - • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted - (ii) direct the person the officer reasonably believes is in control of the thing to take reasonable action to restrict access, or prevent or mitigate damage, to it; or - • marking, sealing, tagging or otherwise identifying the thing to show access to it is restricted - • sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking the entrance to show access to the thing is restricted