PART 4
2)
PROCEDURES
A
police officer, or a person assisting the police officer, when examining
or retaining a data storage medium, computer network or computer system
under a computer warrant or an urgent computer warrant must take
reasonable care to prevent any damage to the following:
(a) _
the data storage medium, computer network or computer system;
and
(6)
data stored on, or accessed by operating the data storage medium,
computer network or computer system; and
{c)
programs associated with the use of the data storage medium,
computer network or computer system, or with the use of the data
stored in the data storage medium, computer network or computer
system.
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Q)
Receipt for items seized under computer warrant
For the purpose of this section, receipt means an inventory of all items
collected during the execution of the computer warrant or urgent computer
warrant.
(2)
Ifa computer warrant authorises a police officer to seize an item, the
police officer must, after seizing the item, give the person searched or
occupier of the place searched, a receipt for the item seized or leave a
receipt for the item seized in a noticeable place at the place searched,
3)
The receipt must include sufficient information to identify the following:
{a)
the item that was seized; and
(b)
the time the item was seized: and
(c) __ the person who seized the item; and
(d)
the place the item was taken; and
(@) __ the time the item is to be returned.
4)
This section does not apply if a police officer believes, on reasonable
grounds, that:
(a)
_no person appears to be in possession of the item; or
(b)
the item is abandoned.
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