Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime officer may use a seized thing , or make a seized thing available to another Commonwealth officer to use as follows :
(a) to prevent, investigate or prosecute a contravention of :
(i) a n Australian law ; or
(ii) an international agreement or international decision ;
(b ) to administer or ensur e compliance with :
(i) a monitoring law ; or
(ii) an international agreement or international decision;
(c) for any other purpose under an other Australian law, as if the thing had been seized, produced or required (however described) under that law;
(d) to decide whether to use the thing as mentioned in any of paragraphs ( a) to (c ).
(2 ) To avoid doubt, paragraph ( 1)(c ) applies even if a warrant would have been required to seize or access the thing under th at law.
Note: The thing will have to be returned in accordance with section 86 , unless an exception under subsection 86 (3) applies.