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CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) ENFORCEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 76

Power of entry and seizure

(1)  In this section, prescribed premises means premises where publications, films or computer games are sold or where films are exhibited or where computer games are demonstrated, and includes any premises associated with those premises.
(2)  For the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been a contravention of or failure to comply with this Act, a police officer may, at any reasonable time, without warrant, enter any prescribed premises.
(3)  A police officer who has entered prescribed premises under the power conferred on that officer by subsection (2) may do all or any of the following things:
(a) search any room in, or any part of, the premises and examine anything in any such room or part;
(b) require the production of anything kept on those premises;
(c) seize –
(i) anything in respect of which the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence against this Act has been or is being committed; or
(ii) any advertisement displayed contrary to the provisions of this Act;
(d) seize anything that the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing is relevant to the investigation of an offence against this Act.
(4)  If anything has been seized from premises under this section and a court has convicted a person of an offence against this Act in respect of that thing, it is forfeited to the Crown and may be disposed of or destroyed in such manner as the Attorney-General may direct.



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