Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2017 (130 of 2017)
Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 5 Investigation and enforcement
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
68 Subsection 199(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Powers of examination and search
(3) A police officer or a customs officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary, examine an article which a person has with him or her if:
(a) the person:
(i) is about to leave Australia or has arrived in Australia; or
(ii) is about to board or leave, or has boarded or left, any ship or aircraft; and
(b) either:
(i) the officer is seeking to find out whether the person has with him or her any physical currency in respect of which a report under section 53 is required; or
(ii) the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person has with him or her any physical currency that may be of interest under subsection (14).