17CNotification of forfeiture

17C Notification of forfeiture

17C Notification of forfeiture

(1) The relevant authority must give a notice of intention to forfeit relevant property (a forfeiture notice) in accordance with this section.

(2) The relevant authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the notice—

(a) to each person the relevant authority knows or reasonably suspects has a beneficial interest in the relevant property, and

(b) no later than 28 days before the end of the relevant period.

(3) The notice must include the following—

(a) a description of the relevant property,

(b) the date on which the relevant period will end,

(c) the way in which, and time within which, a person may apply for an exclusion order.

(4) Failure to give a notice in accordance with this section does not affect the forfeiture of relevant property under this Division if reasonable steps were taken to give the notice.

s 17C: Ins 2022 No 55, Sch 1[7].