56Seizures in emergency situations

56 Seizures in emergency situations

(1) If, while exercising powers at or on a launch facility or in or on an aircraft, the Launch Safety Officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that: (a) a thing relevant to an offence against this Act is at or on the facility or is in or on the aircraft; and (b) because the circumstances are so serious and urgent, it is necessary to: (i) search the facility or aircraft, and any receptacle at or on the facility or in or on the aircraft, for the thing; or (ii) seize the thing; to stop the thing from being concealed, lost or destroyed; the Launch Safety Officer may do so. (2) The Launch Safety Officer’s functions and powers do not entitle him or her to seize anything otherwise than in accordance with this section.