South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts80—Powers of entry, seizure and forfeiture
(1) A member of the
police force, or a person authorised in writing by the Minister, may, without
charge, enter a public place at which the member or person believes on
reasonable grounds that a film is being, or is about to be, exhibited.
(2) A member of the
police force may enter a place that the member believes on reasonable grounds
is being used for or in connection with the sale, copying for sale or
publication of publications, films or computer games.
(3) A member of the
police force may seize any publication, film, computer game or other thing
that the member believes on reasonable grounds affords evidence of, or has
been, is being or is about to be, used in the commission of an offence against
this Act or an offence relating to obscenity, indecency or offensive material.
(4) Subject to
subsection (4a), a court convicting a person of an offence against this
Act or an offence relating to obscenity, indecency or offensive material may
order that anything seized under this section be forfeited to the Crown.
(4a) If—
(a) a
film, publication or computer game is seized under this section; and
(b) a
person is convicted of a relevant offence in relation to the film, publication
or computer game,
the film, publication or computer game is forfeited to the Crown on
conviction.
(5) A person must not
hinder or obstruct a member of the police force, or a person authorised in
writing by the Minister, in the exercise of a power under this section.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(6) This section does
not limit the powers that a member of the police force may exercise under the
Summary Offences Act 1953 .
(7) In this
section—
"relevant offence" means an offence against section 30, 34(1), 38, 42(1),
44(1), 45, 46(1), 48(2), 51(1), 52(1), 53(1), 56, 58(1), 59, 62(1), 64(1) or
65.