Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017
157Return of seized things
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157 Return of seized things
(1) If an authorised officer seizes a thing under this Part, the officer must take reasonable steps to return the thing to the person from whom it was seized if the reason for its seizure no long exists.
(2) If the thing has not been returned before the end of the retention period, the authorised officer must take reasonable steps to return it unless—
(a) proceedings have commenced within the retention period and those proceedings (including any appeal) have not been completed; or
(b) the Magistrates' Court makes an order under section 158 extending the retention period; or
(c) the thing has been forfeited to the State under section 159.
S. 158 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.