Biosecurity Act 2019
57Receipt for seized things
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57 Receipt for seized things
(1) As soon as practicable after an authorised officer seizes a thing, the authorised officer must give a written receipt for it to a responsible person for the seized thing.
(2) Despite subsection (1) , the authorised officer may leave the receipt at the place of seizure, in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way, if it is not reasonably practicable to comply with that subsection.
(3) A receipt is not required under subsection (1) if –
(a) the thing is seized in a public place; and
(b) the apparent owner of the thing cannot be located after reasonable inquiry.
(4) A receipt must describe the seized thing and its condition.
(5) This section does not apply if it is reasonably impracticable, or would be unreasonable, to give a receipt, given the nature, condition or value of a seized thing.