Penalties and Sentences Act 1992

This section applies if—

a person possesses a thing the person is prohibited from possessing under a control order or a registered corresponding control order; and

a period of 24 hours has not passed since—

for a control order that takes effect when it is made—the order was made; or

for a registered corresponding control order—a copy of the order was given to the person under section 161ZZA.

A police officer may seize the thing under section 161ZJ.

The seized thing must be—

kept in the commissioner’s custody while the order remains in force; and

returned to the person when the control order stops having effect, if the person is entitled to lawful possession of the thing at that time.