Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the Chief Commissioner believes, on reasonable grounds, that:
(a) evidential material is in or on a transport vehicle; and
(b) it is necessary to exercise other powers under this Division in order to prevent the material from being removed from Australia or from being interfered with or to prevent its concealment, loss, deterioration or destruction.
(2) The Chief Commissioner may stop and detain the vehicle for the purpose of exercising those other powers. The Chief Commissioner may do so with such assistance, and by such force, as is necessary and reasonable.
(3) The Chief Commissioner must not detain the vehicle for
longer than is necessary and reasonable to exercise those other powers.