Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Search and Surveillance Act 2012

General provisions in relation to search, surveillance, and inspection powers - Carrying out search powers

114: Powers of persons called to assist remote access search

You could also call this:

"Helping with a remote search: what you can do to assist"

If you are called to help someone who is doing a remote access search, you can use reasonable measures to get access to the thing being searched. You can copy any intangible material, like computer files, that is being searched for or can be lawfully taken. This can be done by previewing, cloning, or using other forensic methods to copy the material.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM3330248.

Topics:
Crime and justice > Criminal lawCrime and justice > Police and safetyRights and equality > Privacy
Previous

113: Powers of persons called to assist, or

"What helpers do during a search"

Next

115: Limitation on exercise of powers, or

"There are rules to follow when using special powers given by the law"

Part 4General provisions in relation to search, surveillance, and inspection powers
Carrying out search powers

114Powers of persons called to assist remote access search

  1. Every person called on to assist a person executing a search warrant authorising a remote access search may—

  2. use reasonable measures to gain access to the thing to be searched; and
    1. if any intangible material in the thing is the subject of the search or may otherwise be lawfully seized, copy that material (including by means of previewing, cloning, or other forensic methods).