Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe:
(a) that a person is carrying anything that is connected with an offence against Part 21; and
(b) that the exercise of the powers under this section is necessary to prevent the concealment, loss or destruction of a thing connected with a particular offence;
the inspector may:
(c) search the person, the person's clothing and any property in the person's immediate control; and
(d) seize any thing found in the course of the search;
so long as those powers are exercised in circumstances of such seriousness and urgency as to require and justify the immediate exercise of those powers without the authority of a warrant issued under Division 3.
(2) If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe:
(a) that there is on any land or on or in any premises, vessel, aircraft or vehicle any thing that is connected with a particular offence against Part 21; and
(b) that the exercise of powers conferred under this section is necessary to prevent the concealment, loss or destruction of the thing;
the inspector may, with such assistance as the inspector thinks fit, and if necessary by force:
(c) enter the land, premises, vessel, aircraft or vehicle; and
(d) search for the thing; and
(e) seize any such thing found in the course of the search;
so long as those powers are exercised in circumstances of such seriousness and urgency as to require and justify the immediate exercise of those powers without the authority of a warrant issued under Division 3.
(3) If an inspector may enter a vessel, aircraft or vehicle under subsection (2), the inspector may, for that purpose and for the purpose of exercising a power referred to in paragraph (2)(d) or (e), stop and detain the vessel, aircraft or vehicle.
(4) A reference in this section to an offence against Part 21 includes a reference to an offence created by section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 or Part 2.4 of the Criminal Code that relates to Part 21 of this Act.