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Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995
sec.30BUsing equipment for exercising power
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### sec.30B Using equipment for exercising power
This section applies for the exercise of a power under section 30 or 30A in relation to a thing found in a place entered under this Act.
An authorised officer, or a person helping the authorised officer, may operate available equipment if the authorised officer or person reasonably believes—
the available equipment is suitable for exercising the power; and
the power can be exercised without damaging the available equipment or the thing.
In this section—
available equipment , for exercising a power in relation to a thing—
means equipment that is—
in or at the place in which the thing is found; or
taken onto the place under section 30 (2) (e) or 30A (6) (a) ; or
in another place to which the thing has been moved under section 30 (6) or 30A (10) ; and
includes electronic equipment for accessing information contained on a thing found in or at the place.
information contained on a disk, tape or other device
s 30B ins 2007 No. 43 s 38
(sec.30B-ssec.1) This section applies for the exercise of a power under section 30 or 30A in relation to a thing found in a place entered under this Act.
(sec.30B-ssec.2) An authorised officer, or a person helping the authorised officer, may operate available equipment if the authorised officer or person reasonably believes— the available equipment is suitable for exercising the power; and the power can be exercised without damaging the available equipment or the thing.
(sec.30B-ssec.3) In this section— available equipment , for exercising a power in relation to a thing— means equipment that is— in or at the place in which the thing is found; or taken onto the place under section 30 (2) (e) or 30A (6) (a) ; or in another place to which the thing has been moved under section 30 (6) or 30A (10) ; and includes electronic equipment for accessing information contained on a thing found in or at the place. information contained on a disk, tape or other device
- (a) the available equipment is suitable for exercising the power; and
- (b) the power can be exercised without damaging the available equipment or the thing.
- (a) means equipment that is— (i) in or at the place in which the thing is found; or (ii) taken onto the place under section 30 (2) (e) or 30A (6) (a) ; or (iii) in another place to which the thing has been moved under section 30 (6) or 30A (10) ; and
- (i) in or at the place in which the thing is found; or
- (ii) taken onto the place under section 30 (2) (e) or 30A (6) (a) ; or
- (iii) in another place to which the thing has been moved under section 30 (6) or 30A (10) ; and
- (b) includes electronic equipment for accessing information contained on a thing found in or at the place. Example of information contained on a thing— information contained on a disk, tape or other device
- (i) in or at the place in which the thing is found; or
- (ii) taken onto the place under section 30 (2) (e) or 30A (6) (a) ; or
- (iii) in another place to which the thing has been moved under section 30 (6) or 30A (10) ; and