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Section sec.137 - Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 - Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant | Zoe

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Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003

sec.137Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant

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sec.137 Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant

An authorised officer who enters a place that may be entered under division 2 , subdivision 1 without the consent of the occupier and without a warrant, may seize a thing at the place if the authorised officer reasonably believes the thing is evidence of an offence against this Act.

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