Release of seized items to owner etc
449BA Release of seized items to owner etc
If a thing is seized under this Part, the CEO may authorise the thing, or anything in, on or attached to the thing, to be released to its owner, or to the person from whose possession it was seized, either:
unconditionally; or
on such conditions as the CEO thinks fit (including conditions about the giving of security for giving payment of its value if it is forfeited).
A person commits an offence if:
a thing is released to the person under subsection (1) subject to a condition; and
the person engages in conduct; and
the conduct contravenes the condition.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Absolute liability applies to paragraph (2)(a).
For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.
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