Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be retained
65 Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be retained
If a thing is seized under a warrant issued under section 58 or 63, and:
before the end of 60 days after the seizure; or
before the end of a period previously specified in an order of a court under this section;
proceedings in respect of which the thing may afford evidence have not commenced, the national inspector may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for an order that he or she may retain the thing for a further period.
If the court is satisfied that it is necessary for the national inspector to continue to retain the thing:
for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence has been committed; or
to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the purposes of a prosecution;
the court may order that the national inspector may retain the thing for a period specified in the order.
Before the court hears the application, it may require notice of the application to be given to such persons as the court thinks fit.
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