Clause 15

replace the section heading with —“Powers of entry, inspection, seizure, etc.”;

in subsection (1)(a) and (e), replace “or imitation tobacco product,” with “, vaporiser, imitation tobacco product or component of a tobacco product, vaporiser or imitation tobacco product,”;

in subsection (1)(b), replace “are being used” with “are being, have been or are intended to be used”;

in subsection (1)(c), replace “is being used” with “is being, has been or is intended to be used”;

in subsection (1)(f), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;

in subsection (1), after paragraph (f), insert —“(g)seize and detain any vehicle or trailer that the Chief Executive or authorised officer reasonably suspects is being, has been or is intended to be used for or in connection with the commission of an offence under this Act;

for the purposes of paragraph (g), with any assistance that the Chief Executive or authorised officer considers necessary, break open any door, window or lock or any other thing.”;

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) In addition, if the Chief Executive or an authorised officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any cash found in or on any premises or on any person may afford evidence as to the commission of any offence under this Act —

the Chief Executive or authorised officer may seize the cash; and

where the cash is seized by an authorised officer, the authorised officer must deliver the seized cash, as soon as practicable, into the care of —

the Chief Executive; or

an officer of the Authority who is an authorised officer and whose duty it is to receive the seized cash.”;

in subsection (4), replace paragraphs (a) and (b) with —“(a)except in a case where paragraph (b) applies, on seizing anything mentioned in subsection (1)(e) or any cash, inform the person from whom it was seized of the seizure;

in the case of tobacco products, vaporisers or imitation tobacco products seized from a vending machine, inform the person whose name and address are stated on the machine as being the proprietor or, if no name and address are so stated, the occupier of the premises on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed; and

subject to subsection (4A), on seizing any vehicle or trailer, inform the owner of the vehicle or trailer of the seizure.”; and

after subsection (4), insert —“(4A) Subsection (4)(c) does not apply if the seizure of the vehicle or trailer is made in the presence of —

the person reasonably suspected to have used the vehicle or trailer to commit an offence under this Act; or

the owner of the vehicle or trailer or his or her agent.”.