Dealing with forfeited things etc.
136 Dealing with forfeited things etc.
On the forfeiture of a thing to the State, the thing becomes the State’s property and may be dealt with by the chief executive as the chief executive considers appropriate.
Without limiting subsection (1), the chief executive may destroy or dispose of the thing.
For subsection (2), if the thing is a radioactive substance, the chief executive must have regard to the matters stated in section 58(c), (d) and (f) in deciding how to exercise a power under the subsection.
Despite subsection (1), the chief executive must not deal with the thing in a way that could prejudice the outcome of a review applied for under part 10 of which the chief executive is aware.
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