South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act—
"appropriate authority" means—
(a) in
relation to another State of the Commonwealth or a Territory of the
Commonwealth (other than the Australian Capital Territory)—an authority
exercising in relation to the police force of that State or Territory
functions corresponding to those of the Commissioner of Police in relation to
the South Australian police force;
(b) in
relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Commissioner of the
Australian Federal Police;
"corresponding law" means a law of another State, or of a Territory, of the
Commonwealth declared by proclamation to be a corresponding law;
"night" means the period commencing at 7 o'clock in each evening and ending at
7 o'clock in the following morning;
"offence to which this Act applies" means an indictable offence against the
law of a reciprocating State (being an offence arising from an act, omission
or state of affairs which, if done or occurring in this State, would attract
criminal liability under the law of this State);
"owner", of an object, includes a person entitled to possession of the object;
"premises" means a building, structure or place (whether built upon or not and
whether enclosed or unenclosed) and includes an aircraft, vessel or vehicle;
"reciprocating State" means another State, or a Territory, of the
Commonwealth—
(a) in
which a corresponding law is in force; and
(b) in
relation to which arrangements are in force under section 7;
"search warrant" means a warrant under this Act authorising a search of
premises;
"telephone" includes any telecommunication device.
(2) For the purposes
of this Act—
(a)
anything obtained by the commission of an offence, used for the purpose of
committing an offence, or in respect of which an offence has been committed;
or
(b)
anything that may afford evidence of the commission of an offence; or
(c)
anything intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence,
is an object relevant to the investigation of the offence.
(3) The Governor may,
by proclamation, declare a law of another State, or of a Territory, of the
Commonwealth to be a corresponding law and may, by subsequent proclamation,
vary or revoke any such declaration.