Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

At any time after the appointed day, a protective services officer may deliver a relevant thing that is a proscribed thing that has not been forfeited to the State—

if a protective services officer is satisfied a person is the owner of the proscribed thing, or would be lawfully entitled to possess it if that person complies with the Weapons Act 1990—

to the owner or person lawfully entitled to possess it; or

if the owner or person lawfully entitled to possess it nominates another person to possess it, to that person; or

if a court order is made for the delivery of the proscribed thing to a person under section 701—to that person.

However, a proscribed thing may be delivered to a person mentioned in subsection (1) only if that person satisfies the protective services officer who holds or has custody of the proscribed thing that the person may lawfully possess the proscribed thing.

If the proscribed thing has not been delivered to any person under subsection (1) within 3 months after the appointed day or the longer period the commissioner decides in a particular case, the proscribed thing is forfeited to the State.