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Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
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Division 2 for one of the following purposes or any combination of
them:
(a) for the purpose of finding a person named or described
(including by a photograph or drawing or other visual
depiction) in the authorisation;
(b) for the purpose of finding a particular vehicle, or a vehicle of a
particular kind, described in the authorisation;
(c) for the purpose of preventing a terrorist act occurring in the
near future in a particular area described in the authorisation
or apprehending in the area a person who may be responsible
for committing a terrorist act or be intending in the near future
to commit a terrorist act;
(d) for the purpose of minimising, in the particular area described
in the authorisation, the risk to public health or public safety
relating to a terrorist act or terrorist act likely to occur in the
near future;
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(e) for the purpose of finding, preserving or removing evidence
relating to a terrorist act or terrorist act likely to occur in the
near future.
(2) The person, vehicle or area referred to in subsection (1) is referred
to in this Act as the target of the authorisation.