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POLICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1978 - SECT 120BA

Seizure

A member of the Police Force may seize:

        (a)     anything found in the possession of a person or as the result of a search, being a thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, is a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;

        (b)     money, a valuable security or other thing:

            (i)     found in the possession of a person; or

            (ii)     found as the result of a search,

    being money, a valuable security or thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, was received or acquired by a person directly or indirectly as or from the proceeds or part of the proceeds of the supply of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;

        (c)     an acknowledgement, note or other thing:

            (i)     found in the possession of a person; or

            (ii)     found as a result of a search,

    being an acknowledgement, note or thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds:

            (iii)     entitles a person to receive; or

            (iv)     is evidence that a person is entitled to receive,

    money or money's worth that is the proceeds or part of the proceeds of the supply of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;

        (d)     a thing found in the possession of a person as the result of a search, being a thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, is evidence of the commission of an offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 ;

        (e)     where a person is apprehended for an offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 , an article or thing:

            (i)     found in the possession of the person; or

            (ii)     found as the result of a search,

    being an article or thing that is of a type used in the manufacture, production, cultivation, use or administration of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment; or

        (f)     an aircraft, ship, train or vehicle which a member believes on reasonable grounds is being or has been used or is intended to be used in the commission of an offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 .



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