Victorian Current Acts

WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 59B

An authorised officer or a police officer may, at any time, without warrant, stop and search any boat or vehicle which he or she reasonably believes has been used by persons committing an offence against this Act or which contains persons the authorised officer or police officer wants to question with respect to an offence against this Act and may do any one or more of the following—

        (a)     inspect and take photographs (including video recordings) of the boat or vehicle or any thing found during the course of the search;

        (b)     with whatever assistance is required, take and keep samples of—

              (i)     the blood, any bodily fluids or other matter from any wildlife; or

              (ii)     any other thing—

found during the course of the search;

        (c)     with whatever assistance is required, mark any wildlife or thing found during the course of the search for the purpose of later being able to identify it;

        (d)     inspect and make copies of or take extracts from any document found during the course of the search;

S. 59B(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 184.10(c)).

        (e)     seize any thing found during the course of the search if the authorised officer or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to seize the thing in order to prevent—

              (i)     its concealment, loss or destruction; or

              (ii)     its use in committing, continuing or repeating an offence against this Act.

S. 59C inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 22.