(1) If, under this Part, a transport safety officer seizes—
(a) a document; or
(b) a thing that can be readily copied; or
(c) a storage device containing information that can be readily copied—
the transport safety officer must give a copy of the thing or information to the owner or custodian of the document, thing or device as soon as practicable after the seizure.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply—
(a) to any document, thing or device moved under section 27(a) or 29; or
(b) if the transport safety officer is unable to discover the identity of the owner or custodian of any document, thing or device seized.