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In this Part: consultant means a person engaged under section 27A. contravention, in relation to a law, includes an offence against section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code that relates to an offence against that law. data includes: (a) information in any form; or (b) any program (or part of a program). data held in a computer includes: (a) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; or (b) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part. data storage device means a thing containing, or designed to contain, data for use by a computer. evidential material means a document or other thing that may afford evidence relating to: (a) a contravention of this Act, a gas market instrument or the consumer data rules; or (b) a contravention of Part 20 of the Telecommunications Act 1997; or (c) a contravention of Part 9 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999; or (ca) a contravention of Part 5 of the Water Act 2007 or of the Water Markets Intermediaries Code within the meaning of that Act; or (d) a contravention of section 137.1, 137.2 or 149.1 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Part. executing officer, for a search warrant, means: (a) the inspector named in the warrant as being responsible for executing the warrant; or (b) if that inspector does not intend to be present at the execution of the warrant—another inspector whose name has been written in the warrant by the inspector so named; or (c) another inspector whose name has been written in the warrant by the inspector last named in the warrant. inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 154B. occupier, in relation to premises, includes a person present at the premises who apparently represents the occupier. officer assisting, for a search warrant, means: (a) an inspector who is assisting in executing the warrant; or (b) a person authorised under section 154K in relation to the warrant. premises means: (a) an area of land or any other place (whether or not it is enclosed or built on); or (b) a building or other structure; or (c) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or (d) a part of any such premises. search warrant means a warrant issued by a magistrate under section 154X or signed by a magistrate under section 154Y. thing includes a thing in electronic or magnetic form.
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