Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 4 OF 2010) - SECT 75

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404A     Action in relation to seized thing

    (1)     An inspector who seizes a thing under section 392D (Power to seize things on entry under search warrant) may—

        (a)     remove the thing from the premises where it was seized to another place; or

        (b)     leave the thing at the premises but restrict access to it.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person interferes with a seized thing, or anything containing a seized thing, to which access has been restricted under subsection (1) (b); and

        (b)     the person does not have an inspector's approval to interfere with the thing.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.