Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:section:84:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 84 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 205045–207638

84  Powers of officers
 (1) An officer may:
 (d) where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is on any land or in any premises anything that may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act, with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land or premises or under a warrant issued under section 85:
 (i) enter the land or premises; and
 (ii) search the land or premises and break open and search any cupboard, drawer, chest, trunk, box, package or other receptacle, whether a fixture or not, in which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is any such thing; and
 (iii) examine and take possession of, or secure against interference, any such thing that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act; and
 (e) where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is in any vehicle or aircraft anything that may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act, and subject to subsections (1AA) and (1AB):
 (i) stop and detain the vehicle or detain the aircraft, as the case may be; and
 (ii) enter and search the vehicle or aircraft; and
 (iii) break open and search any compartment, container or other receptacle in which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe there is any such thing; and
 (iv) examine and take possession of, or secure against interference, any such thing that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act; and
 (f) examine any equipment found in any place, being equipment that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been used, is being used, or is intended to be used, for fishing in the AFZ; and
 (fa) if a fishing concession provides for the use of equipment of a particular type—require the holder of the concession to give the officer such help as the officer reasonably requires for the purpose of measuring the equipment; and
 (g) subject to subsection (1A), seize, detain, remove or secure:
 (i) any fish that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been taken, processed, carried or landed in contravention of this Act; or
 (ii) any boat, net, trap or other equipment that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been used, is being used or is intended to be used in contravention of this Act; or
 (iii) any document or other thing that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act; and
 (ga) seize all or any of the