Queensland Consolidated Acts

TOBACCO AND OTHER SMOKING PRODUCTS ACT 1998 - SECT 42

42 Securing seized thing

Having seized a thing, an authorised person may do 1 or more of the following—

(a) move the thing from the place where it was seized (the
"place of seizure" );

(b) leave the thing at the place of seizure but take reasonable steps to restrict access to it;

(c) if the thing is equipment—make it inoperable.

Example of restricting access to a thing—

sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted

Example of making equipment inoperable—

removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used