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CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 111
General power to seize evidence—corruption investigation
111 General power to seize evidence—corruption investigation
(1) This section applies if a commission officer conducting a corruption
investigation who lawfully enters a place under a search warrant— (a) finds
at the place a thing the officer reasonably suspects is admissible evidence of
an indictable offence against the law of the Commonwealth or of any State; and
(b) reasonably believes that it is necessary to seize the thing— (i) to
prevent its loss, destruction, mutilation or concealment; or
(ii) to prevent
its use for committing an offence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) .
(2)
The officer may seize the thing.
(3) However, if a person who is entitled to
claim the privilege claims the document or thing is subject to privilege, the
authorised commission officer must consider the claim and may— (a) withdraw
the requirement in relation to which the claim is made; or
(b) advise the
person that the person may apply to, or be required to attend before, the
Supreme Court to establish the claim under section 196 .
(4) If a claim of
privilege is made and the commission officer does not withdraw the
requirement, section 81 applies.
(5) In this section—
"privilege" does not include privilege on the ground of confidentiality.
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