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CRIMES AMENDMENT ACT 1991 No. 140 of 1991 - SECT 2

Interpretation
2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1)
the following definitions: " `conveyance' includes an aircraft, vehicle or
vessel; `thing relevant to an indictable offence' means:

   (a)  anything with respect to which an indictable offence against any law
        of the Commonwealth or of a Territory has been committed or is
        suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed; or

   (b)  anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that
        it will afford evidence as to the commission of any such offence; or

   (c)  anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that
        it is intended to be used for the purpose of committing any such
        offence; `thing relevant to a summary offence' means:

   (a)  anything with respect to which a summary offence against any law of
        the Commonwealth or of a Territory has been committed or is suspected,
        on reasonable grounds, to have been committed; or

   (b)  anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that
        it will afford evidence as to the commission of any such offence; or

   (c)  anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that
        it is intended to be used for the purpose of committing any such
        offence.". 


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