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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

227: Seizure and detention of goods suspected to be certain risk goods or evidence of commission of certain offences

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"Taking items that might be a risk or proof of a crime, to keep them safe while investigating."

If you suspect some goods or documents are a risk or are evidence of a crime, the law can be used to seize and detain them. You can find more information about this in section 175C. The law is changing to include documents, not just goods, and it will follow the rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, except for some parts.

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226: Amendments to section 172 and repeal of sections 168 to 171, and 173 of Customs and Excise Act 1996, or

"Changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996: some parts are being removed and one part is being updated"

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228: New section 175D inserted, or

"Customs officers can seize goods or documents suspected of being evidence of a crime"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

227Seizure and detention of goods suspected to be certain risk goods or evidence of commission of certain offences

  1. The heading to section 175C is amended by inserting or documents after of goods.

  2. Section 175C(1) is amended by inserting or documents after goods in the second place where it appears.

  3. Section 175C(2) to (4) are amended by inserting or documents after goods in each place where it appears.

  4. Section 175C is amended by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

  5. Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subparts 2 and 3) applies with any necessary modifications.