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Customs Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 13 · Search, Seizure and Arrest
108. Power to open packages and examine goods
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proper officer of customs
Defined · s 3
“proper officer of customs” means any officer of customs acting in the fulfilment of his or her duties under this Act, whether such duties are assigned to him or her specially or generally or expressly or by implication;
(a)
examine any goods in the course of being imported or exported or intended to be imported or exported;
goods
Defined · s 3
“goods” includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
(b)
for the purposes of such examination direct the goods to be brought to a customs office or a customs station; and
(c)
open any package or receptacle.