Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 186A

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a document is examined under section   186 or 186AA; and

  (b)   as a result of that examination, an officer of Customs is satisfied that the document or part of the document may contain information relevant to:

  (i)   an importation or exportation, or to a proposed importation or exportation, of prohibited goods; or

  (ii)   the commission or attempted commission of any other offence against this Act or of any offence against a prescribed Act; or

  (iii)   the performance of functions under section   17 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ; or

  (iv)   the performance of functions under section   6 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 ; or

  (v)   security (within the meaning of section   4 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 );

the officer of Customs may make a copy of, or take an extract from, the document, or arrange for another officer of Customs or other person having the necessary experience, to make such a copy or take such an extract.

  (2)   Without limiting the generality of subsection   (1), a copy may be made of, or an extract taken from, a document:

  (a)   by photocopying the document or a part of the document; or

  (b)   by photographing the document or a part of the document; or

  (c)   by electronically scanning the document or a part of the document; or

  (d)   by making an electronic copy of information contained in the document or a part of the document; or

  (e)   by making a written copy of information contained in the document or a part of the document.