Western Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACT 2006 (NO. 58 OF 2006) - SECT 5

5 .         “Thing relevant to an offence”, meaning of

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, a thing is a thing relevant to an offence if it is reasonably suspected that —

            (a)         the thing has been, is being, or is intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence;

            (b)         the thing has been obtained by the commission of an offence;

            (c)         an offence has been, is being, or may be committed in respect of the thing;

            (d)         the thing is or may afford —

                  (i)         evidence relevant to proving the commission of an offence or who committed an offence; or

                  (ii)         evidence that tends to rebut an alibi.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act, a thing relevant to an offence may be material or non-material, animate (other than human) or inanimate.

        Example : the distance between 2 things or the visibility fro m a window are non-material things.