Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009

Enforcement - Search and seizure - Conduct of entry, search, and seizure

124: Use of electronic equipment

You could also call this:

"Being careful with electronic equipment during a search"

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When you are searching a place, you might find electronic equipment. You must be careful with it so you do not damage it or ruin the information on it. If you are careless and something gets damaged, the owner can ask for money to fix it. You can ask the AML/CFT supervisor or the Police for this money, depending on who was in charge. They are responsible for making sure you are careful with the equipment. You should get money to fix the damage if it was caused by someone being careless.

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Part 3Enforcement
Search and seizure: Conduct of entry, search, and seizure

124Use of electronic equipment

If an enforcement officer, a constable, or a person assisting a search operates electronic equipment found at a place during a search, the officer, constable, or person must take all reasonable care not to damage the equipment or corrupt information stored on it.
If, as a result of a failure to take the care required by subsection (1), the owner of the equipment or information, or the occupier of the place that was searched, suffers damage, the owner or occupier may seek damages from the relevant AML/CFT supervisor or the Police (as the case may require) in respect of that damage.