# Officer may retain documents

> act-s268BM — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268BM Officer may retain documents
          (1) An authorised officer, or another officer with an authorised
              officer’s permission, may retain a document given to the authorised
              officer under this Subdivision:
                (a) for the purposes of this Act; or
               (b) for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence
                    has been committed; or








                  (c) to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the
                      purposes of a prosecution.
          (2) However, the document must not be retained for longer than 60
              days after the authorised officer was given the document.
               Note:      The authorised officer may apply to retain the document for a further
                          period: see section 268BP.