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CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 203DB

The things that are authorised by seizure warrants for goods in transit

  (1)   A seizure warrant that is in force under section   203DA in relation to premises authorises the executing officer or a person assisting:

  (a)   to enter the warrant premises; and

  (b)   to search for the goods described in the warrant; and

  (c)   to seize the goods described in the warrant; and

  (d)   to seize other goods:

  (i)   that are found on or in the premises in the course of searching for the goods the subject of the warrant; and

  (ii)   that the executing officer or a person assisting believes on reasonable grounds to be special forfeited goods.

  (2)   Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred by a warrant issued in respect of premises that are not a conveyance or a container, the warrant extends to every conveyance or container on the premises.

  (3)   Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred by a warrant issued in respect of premises that are a conveyance, the warrant:

  (a)   permits entry of the conveyance, wherever it is; and

  (b)   extends to every container on the conveyance.

  (4)   A warrant issued in respect of premises that are a container permits entry of the container, wherever it is, to the extent that it is of a size permitting entry.

  (5)   If the warrant states that it may be executed only during particular hours, the warrant must not be executed outside those hours.



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