Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 203DB

             (1)  A seizure warrant that is in force under section 203DA in relation to premises authorises the executing officer or a person assisting:

                     (a)  to enter the warrant premises; and

                     (b)  to search for the goods described in the warrant; and

                     (c)  to seize the goods described in the warrant; and

                     (d)  to seize other goods:

                              (i)  that are found on or in the premises in the course of searching for the goods the subject of the warrant; and

                             (ii)  that the executing officer or a person assisting believes on reasonable grounds to be special forfeited goods.

             (2)  Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred by a warrant issued in respect of premises that are not a conveyance or a container, the warrant extends to every conveyance or container on the premises.

             (3)  Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred by a warrant issued in respect of premises that are a conveyance, the warrant:

                     (a)  permits entry of the conveyance, wherever it is; and

                     (b)  extends to every container on the conveyance.

             (4)  A warrant issued in respect of premises that are a container permits entry of the container, wherever it is, to the extent that it is of a size permitting entry.

             (5)  If the warrant states that it may be executed only during particular hours, the warrant must not be executed outside those hours.