Summary Offences Regulation 2025

This section applies to seized liquor that is not disposed of by a police officer under section 5.

Immediately after seizing liquor from a person under the Act, section 11(2), the police officer must tell the person that—

the liquor will be taken to a specified police station, and

the liquor will be kept at the police station for at least 24 hours, and

the person may make a claim for the return of the liquor at the police station.

A receipt that includes details of the seized liquor must be issued to the person by—

the police officer seizing the liquor, or

if a receipt was not issued under paragraph (a)—a police officer at the specified police station.

The receipt must be issued—

for a receipt under subsection (3)(a)—immediately after the seizure, or

for a receipt under subsection (3)(b)—as soon as possible after the liquor is taken to the specified police station.

The receipt may be issued in electronic form.

A police officer must ensure seized liquor to which this section applies is—

taken to the specified police station, and

kept at the police station for at least 24 hours.