Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Powers in relation to civil defence emergency management

81: Disposal of information

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"What happens to information or documents that police take during an emergency?"

If a constable seizes information or a document under section 80, they must give it to the Director, a Controller, or a person authorised by a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. They can also return it to the person it was taken from if it is no longer needed for the reason it was seized. You should know that a constable is a police officer.

If a constable gives the information or document to someone else, that person must return it to the original owner when it is no longer needed. This happens when the purpose for seizing it has been completed. The person it was taken from should get their information or document back when it is not needed anymore.

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Part 5Powers in relation to civil defence emergency management

81Disposal of information

  1. If a constable seizes any information or document under section 80, the constable must—

  2. give it to the Director, a Controller, or a person authorised by a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group; or
    1. if it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was seized, return it to the person from whom it was seized.
      1. Any person to whom a constable gives any information or document under subsection (1)(a) must return it to the person from whom it was seized when the information is no longer required for the purpose for which it was seized.