Victorian Numbered Acts

MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS ACT 2009 (NO. 30 OF 2009) - SECT 173

    (1)     If any documents are produced to an authorised officer in accordance with an order made under section 172, the authorised officer may do one or more of the following—

        (a)     inspect the documents or authorise a person to inspect the documents;

        (b)     make copies of or take extracts from the documents;

        (c)     seize the documents if the authorised officer considers the documents necessary for the purpose of obtaining evidence for any proceedings against a person under this Part;

        (d)     secure any seized documents against interference;

        (e)     keep possession of the documents in accordance with this Part.

    (2)     An authorised officer who executes an order made under section 172 must as soon as practicable notify the Magistrates' Court in writing of—

        (a)     the time and place of execution; and

        (b)     the documents or classes of documents seized; and

        (c)     if documents were seized under subsection (1)(c) for the purpose of obtaining evidence of a contravention other than a contravention for which the order was granted, the contravention in respect of which the documents were seized.

    (3)     The Magistrates' Court may direct the authorised officer to bring before the Court a document referred to in subsection (2)(c) so that the matter may be dealt with according to law.

    (4)     The Magistrates' Court may direct that a document brought before it under subsection (3) be returned to its owner, subject to any condition the Court considers appropriate, if the Court considers it can be returned consistently with the interests of justice.