may seize a document, device or other thing that is in the place
if the officer reasonably believes it is, or may provide, evidence of an
offence against a transport Act.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if, under this
part, an authorised officer, or a person helping the officer—
(a) either—
(i) enters a place in relation to a heavy vehicle, a prescribed dangerous
goods vehicle or the transport of dangerous goods; or
(ii) enters or inspects
a heavy vehicle or prescribed dangerous goods vehicle; and
(b) finds a disk,
tape or other storage device (the
"original information storage device" ) containing information the authorised
officer reasonably believes is relevant to decide whether a transport Act or
an alternative compliance scheme has been contravened.
(3) The authorised
officer or person may—
(a) put the information in documentary form and seize
the document; or
(b) copy the information from the
original information storage device to another information storage device and
seize the other information storage device; or
(i) it
is not practicable to take action, at the place or vehicle, under paragraph
(a) or (b) in relation to the information; and
(ii) the officer or person
reasonably believes the device and equipment can be seized without being
damaged.
(3A) Nothing in this section authorises an authorised officer to
seize a digital device if—
(a) the officer reasonably believes a person has
committed an offence under section 53(2) or 126(1) ; and
(b) in committing
the offence a person used the device to store or display the following things,
or an image or other design purporting to be the thing—
(i) a digital
authority;
(ii) a digital evidence of age;
(iii) a digital evidence of
identity.
(4) In this section—
"transport Act" does not include the Queensland Road Rules .