Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 272

             (1)  This section applies if an inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that there is on any land, or on or in any premises, vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle anything connected with a particular offence against this Act.

             (2)  The inspector may, with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land, premises, vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle, or in accordance with a warrant issued under Division 2:

                     (a)  enter the land, premises, vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle; and

                     (b)  search the land, premises, vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle; and

                     (c)  break open and search a cupboard, drawer, chest, trunk, box, package or other receptacle, whether a fixture or not, in which the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds there to be anything of a kind referred to in subsection (1); and

                     (d)  examine and seize anything that the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds to be connected with the offence.

             (3)  If an inspector may enter a vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle under subsection (2), the inspector may, for that purpose and for the purpose of exercising a power referred to in paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (d), stop and detain the vessel, aircraft, space object or vehicle.