Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsPowers of the Organisation
(1) In addition to the things that the Organisation is authorised to do that are specified in a questioning warrant, the Organisation is also authorised:
(a) to remove and retain any record or other thing produced by the subject of the warrant while before a prescribed authority for questioning under the warrant, or to retain any record or other thing seized under subsection 34CC(5), for the purposes of:
(i) inspecting or examining the record or thing; and
(ii) in the case of a record--making copies or transcripts of the record; and
(b) to do any other thing reasonably incidental to:
(i) the things mentioned in paragraph (a); or
(ii) any of the things that the Organisation is authorised to do that are specified in the warrant.
(2) A record or other thing retained as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) may be retained:
(a) if returning the record or other thing would be prejudicial to security--only until returning the record or other thing would no longer be prejudicial to security; and
(b) otherwise--for only such time as is reasonable.
Powers of police officers
(3) A seizable item seized by a police officer under subsection 34CC(4) may be retained for such time as is reasonable.
(4) A communication device seized by a police officer under subsection 34CC(4) may be retained:
(a) if returning the device would be prejudicial to security--only until returning the device would no longer be prejudicial to security; and
(b) otherwise--for only such time as the prescribed authority before whom the subject is appearing for questioning under the warrant considers reasonable.