Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ACT 2000 - SECT 52

    (1)     If a conservation officer takes possession of records under section 51, the officer may—

        (a)     make copies of, or take extracts from, the records; and

        (b)     if the officer has reason to believe the records are evidence of an offence against this Act—keep the records until proceedings for the offence have been dealt with.

Note     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).

    (2)     A conservation officer who takes possession of records under section 51 must, unless subsection (1) (b) applies, return the records to the person from whom they were taken within a reasonable time.

Note for pt 7

The Legislation Act, s 170 and s 171 deal with the application of the privilege against selfincrimination and client legal privilege.