Annexure (2) The assistant— (a) may do such things at the place and in such manner as the rail safety officer reasonably requires to assist the officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this Law; but (b) must not do anything that the officer does not have power to do, except as permitted under a search warrant. (3) Anything done lawfully by the assistant is taken for all purposes to have been done by the rail safety officer. 147—Use of electronic equipment (1) Without limiting section 145, if— (a) a thing found in or on rolling stock or a road vehicle, or at a place, is, or includes, a disk, tape or other device for the storage of information; and (b) the equipment in or on the rolling stock or road vehicle, or at the place, may be used with the disk, tape or other device, the rail safety officer, or a person assisting the officer, may operate the equipment to access the information. (2) A rail safety officer, or a person assisting a rail safety officer, must not operate or seize equipment for the purpose mentioned in this section unless the officer or person assisting believes on reasonable grounds that the operation or seizure of the equipment can be carried out without damage to the equipment. 148—Use of equipment to examine or process things (1) Without limiting section 145, a rail safety officer exercising a power under this Part may bring to, onto, or into, rolling stock, a road vehicle or a place any equipment reasonably necessary for the examination or processing of things found at, on or in the rolling stock, road vehicle or place in order to determine whether they are things that may be seized.
(2) The assistant— (a) may do such things at the place and in such manner as the rail safety officer reasonably requires to assist the officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this Law; but (b) must not do anything that the officer does not have power to do, except as permitted under a search warrant. (3) Anything done lawfully by the assistant is taken for all purposes to have been done by the rail safety officer. 147—Use of electronic equipment (1) Without limiting section 145, if— (a) a thing found in or on rolling stock or a road vehicle, or at a place, is, or includes, a disk, tape or other device for the storage of information; and Annexure (b) the equipment in or on the rolling stock or road vehicle, or at the place, may be used with the disk, tape or other device, the rail safety officer, or a person assisting the officer, may operate the equipment to access the information. (2) A rail safety officer, or a person assisting a rail safety officer, must not operate or seize equipment for the purpose mentioned in this section unless the officer or person assisting believes on reasonable grounds that the operation or seizure of the equipment can be carried out without damage to the equipment. 148—Use of equipment to examine or process things (1) Without limiting section 145, a rail safety officer exercising a power under this Part may bring to, onto, or into, rolling stock, a road vehicle or a place any equipment reasonably necessary for the examination or processing of things found at, on or in the rolling stock, road vehicle or place in order to determine whether they are things that may be seized.
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