Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) An authorised person who enters premises under a warrant under this part may seize the evidence for which the warrant was issued.
(2) An authorised person who enters premises under this part with the occupier's consent may seize a thing on the premises if—
(a) the authorised person is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the thing is connected with an offence against this Act; and
(b) seizure of the thing is consistent with the purpose of the entry as told to the occupier when seeking the occupier's consent.
(3) An authorised person may also seize anything on premises entered under this part if satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
(a) the thing is connected with an offence against this Act; and
(b) the seizure is necessary to prevent the thing from being—
(i) concealed, lost or destroyed; or
(ii) used to commit, continue or repeat the offence.
(4) Having seized a thing, an authorised person may—
(a) remove the thing from the premises where it was seized (the place of seizure ) to another place; or
(b) leave the thing at the place of seizure but restrict access to it.
(5) A person must not, without the chief executive's approval, interfere with a thing to which access has been restricted under subsection (4).
Maximum penalty (subsection (5)): 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.