Forfeiture of seized item
20S Forfeiture of seized item
(1) The seized item is forfeited to the Territory if the owner of the item does not request the return of the item before the end of the due date.
Subsection (3) applies if:
(a) before the end of the due date the owner of the seized item requests the return of the item; and
(b) the item has not been returned to the owner by the end of the due date.
(3) The responsible police officer must, within 5 days after the due date:
return the item to the owner; or
apply to a Local Court Judge for an order under section 20T.
In this section:
due date means:
(a) the 90th day after the date of the seizure notice in relation to an item; or
(b) if section 20Q(3) applies – the 90th day after the date the item was seized.
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