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Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
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27M Interpretation
(1) In this Division:
serious indictable offence means an indictable offence
punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of 5 years or more
(2) A reference in this Division to a relevant thing (including electronic
equipment and information) found by a police officer is a reference
to a thing the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect or believe
will substantially assist in responding to or preventing a terrorist act.
(3) For this Division, a thing is connected with a serious indictable
offence only if it is:
(a) a thing with respect to which there are reasonable grounds for
suspecting or believing the offence has been, is being, or will
be committed; or
(b) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or
believing will provide evidence of the commission or intended
commission of the offence; or
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(c) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or
believing has been, is being, or is intended to be used, in
relation to the offence.