3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > ***conveyance*** includes an aircraft, vehicle or vessel; > > > ***evidential material*** means a thing relevant to an offence, including such a thing in electronic form; > > > ***executing officer***, in relation to a warrant, means – > > > > > > (a) the police officer named in the warrant by the issuing officer as being responsible for executing the warrant; or > > > > > > > (b) if that police officer does not intend to be present at the execution of the warrant – another police officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the police officer so named; or > > > > > > > (c) another police officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the police officer last named in the warrant; > > > ***frisk search*** means – > > > > > > (a) a search of a person conducted by running the hands over the person's outer garments; and > > > > > > > (b) an examination of anything worn by the person that is voluntarily removed by the person; > > > ***issuing officer***, in relation to a warrant to search premises, means a justice of the peace but does not include a magistrate; > > > ***ordinary search*** means a search of a person or of articles in the possession of a person that may include – > > > > > > (a) requiring the person to remove his or her overcoat, coat, jacket or similar clothing and any gloves, shoes and hat; and > > > > > > > (b) an examination of those items; > > > ***person assisting***, in relation to a warrant, means – > > > > > > (a) a person who is a police officer and who is assisting in executing the warrant; or > > > > > > > (b) a person who is not a police officer and who has been authorised by the relevant executing officer to assist in executing the warrant; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja67@GC1@EN) > > > ***premises*** includes a place and a conveyance; > > > ***seizable item*** means anything that would present a danger to a person or that could be used to assist a person to escape from lawful custody; > > > ***thing relevant to an offence*** means – > > > > > > (a) anything with respect to which an offence against any law of the State has been committed or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed; or > > > > > > > (b) anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that it will afford evidence as to the commission of any such offence; or > > > > > > > (c) anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is intended to be used for the purpose of committing any such offence; > > > ***warrant*** means a warrant under this Act; > > > ***warrant premises*** means premises in relation to which a warrant is in force.