9Forfeiture and seizure

9 Forfeiture and seizure

(1) Where any substance or article is developed, produced, stockpiled or otherwise acquired or retained in contravention of subsection 8 (1), the substance or article is forfeited to the Commonwealth. (2) A constable may, without warrant, seize any substance or article that is forfeited, or that he or she has reasonable grounds to believe to be forfeited, to the Commonwealth under subsection (1), and may retain the substance or article until the expiration of a period of 60 days after the seizure or, if a prosecution for an offence referred to in section 10 in relation to the substance or article is instituted before the expiration of that period, until the prosecution is terminated. (3) Any substance or article seized in pursuance of subsection (2) shall be stored in accordance with the prescribed procedures. (4) In this section, constable means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the Police Force of a State or Territory.