Public Transport Authority Act 2003

A justice may, on the application of the Authority, order that unclaimed property that was seized is forfeited to the State.

Unclaimed property that was not seized is forfeited to the State at the end of the prescribed period after it came into the possession of the Authority.

The Authority may destroy, dispose of, or otherwise deal with, forfeited property as it considers appropriate.

If anything has been forfeited to the State under this section but it has not been destroyed, disposed of, or otherwise dealt with in a way that would be inconsistent with its return, the Authority may return it to a person who would have been entitled to its possession had it not been forfeited.

In this section —

for perishable goods, a period of 24 hours;

for anything other than perishable goods, a period of 30 days;

has been seized, found, or otherwise come into the possession of the Authority; and

cannot be released in accordance with section 63(3) or otherwise returned to a person entitled to its possession because a person to whom it could be released or returned cannot be found after reasonable effort has been made.