Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026

This section sets out the responsibilities of a police officer who applies under section 694(2) of the Act for an order declaring who is the owner of a relevant thing.

The police officer must include all of the following information in the application—

the officer’s name, rank, registered number and station;

the reasons why the officer is seeking the order;

a description of the relevant thing, including, for example—

the approximate value of the relevant thing; and

if the police officer reasonably believes a person has a legal or equitable interest in the relevant thing—the nature of the interest; and

whether the relevant thing may be needed as evidence in a proceeding; and

if the relevant thing may be needed as evidence in a proceeding for an offence—the offence; and

if the relevant thing may be needed as evidence in a forfeiture proceeding—the type of forfeiture proceeding;

if the relevant thing was seized by the police officer—the circumstances in which the thing was seized, including, for example, if the relevant thing was seized under a search warrant;

other information or evidence, in the possession of the officer, that may assist the magistrate hearing the application to decide the application.