Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008
sec.88Reasonable steps must be taken to find owner
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sec.88 Reasonable steps must be taken to find owner
This section applies to abandoned property found on the airport operator’s airport land, unless— it is insufficient value property; or it is perishable and it is impracticable for the airport operator to keep it having regard to its nature and condition. The airport operator— must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the property; and may have the property moved to a place it considers appropriate. If the airport operator has located the owner of the property within 28 days after the property was found, the airport operator must give the owner a written notice— describing the property; and stating the property has been found; and explaining how it may be recovered; and stating the property may be sold or disposed of if it is not recovered. If the airport operator has not located the owner of the property within 28 days after finding the property, the airport operator must publish a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the State that includes the matters mentioned in subsection (3) (a) to (d) . (sec.88-ssec.1) This section applies to abandoned property found on the airport operator’s airport land, unless— it is insufficient value property; or it is perishable and it is impracticable for the airport operator to keep it having regard to its nature and condition. (sec.88-ssec.2) The airport operator— must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the property; and may have the property moved to a place it considers appropriate. (sec.88-ssec.3) If the airport operator has located the owner of the property within 28 days after the property was found, the airport operator must give the owner a written notice— describing the property; and stating the property has been found; and explaining how it may be recovered; and stating the property may be sold or disposed of if it is not recovered. (sec.88-ssec.4) If the airport operator has not located the owner of the property within 28 days after finding the property, the airport operator must publish a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the State that includes the matters mentioned in subsection (3) (a) to (d) .
- (a) it is insufficient value property; or
- (b) it is perishable and it is impracticable for the airport operator to keep it having regard to its nature and condition.
- (a) must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the property; and
- (b) may have the property moved to a place it considers appropriate.
- (a) describing the property; and
- (b) stating the property has been found; and
- (c) explaining how it may be recovered; and
- (d) stating the property may be sold or disposed of if it is not recovered.