Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period
268CT Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period
This section applies if an authorised officer has seized a thing under section 268CR and proceedings in respect of which the thing might afford evidence have not commenced before the end of:
60 days after the seizure; or
a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate or ART member under section 268CU.
The authorised officer may apply to a magistrate or ART member for an order that the officer may retain the thing for a further period.
Before making the application, the authorised officer must:
take reasonable steps to discover which persons’ interests would be affected by the retention of the thing; and
if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the officer believes to be such a person of the proposed application.
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