41E—Use or seizure of electronic equipment
(a) a
thing found in, on or at a vehicle or premises is, or includes, a disk, tape
or other device for the storage of information; and
(b)
equipment in, on or at the vehicle or premises may be used with the disk, tape
or other storage device; and
(c) the
authorised officer concerned believes on reasonable grounds that the
information stored on the disk, tape or other storage device is relevant to
determine whether a relevant law has been contravened,
the officer or a person assisting the officer may operate the equipment to
access the information.
(2) If the officer or
a person assisting the officer finds that a disk, tape or other storage device
in, on or at the vehicle or premises contains information of a kind referred
to in subsection (1)(c), the officer may—
(a) put
the information in documentary form and seize the documents so produced; or
(b) copy
the information to another disk, tape or other storage device and remove that
storage device from the vehicle or premises; or
(c) if
it is not practicable to put the information in documentary form or to copy
the information, seize the disk, tape or other storage device and the
equipment that enables the information to be accessed.
(3) An officer or a
person assisting an officer must not operate or seize equipment for the
purpose mentioned in this section unless the officer or person assisting
believes on reasonable grounds that the operation or seizure of the equipment
can be carried out without damage to the equipment.