Powers of entry, search and seizure Section 23: Other powers of accredited civilian officers
This section confers other powers on accredited civilian officers. The officers will be able to use these powers having entered a premises under clause 22 or if they are otherwise lawfully on a premises and have reasonable grounds to suspect relevant evidence. This clause does not confer a power of search onto accredited civilian officers and instead, allows them to examine or measure anything that they believe may be relevant evidence, for example, an item that appears to be made of or contain ivory on display in a shop. This clause also confers on to accredited civilian officers a similar power to require the production of documents as provided in clause 20 and similar powers of seizure as those provided for in 21. This means an accredited civilian officer also has the power to request any person on the premises to produce any relevant document, for example an exemption certificate or registration document. If an officer does identify an item or document that is relevant evidence of an offence, or is relevant evidence to an investigation into whether an offence has been committed, the officer would also have the power to seize that item or document.