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Section 68

Search and seizure without warrant

of State Heritage Enactment 2017

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Section 68

If the enforcement officer or a police has reasonable cause to believe that any object, material, book, document or other thing in respect of which an offence under this

Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment has been committed is likely to be found in or on any place, premises or person and that by reason of delay in

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obtaining a warrant under section 67 the object of the search would be adversely affected, he may, without warrant, with such assistance and force as is necessary –

(a)

enter and search the place or premises;

(b)

stop and search that person or conveyance; and

(c)

seize any object, material, book, document, receptacle or other thing which may be found and may be an evidence of the commission of such offence.