Western Australia regulation

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

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Jurisdiction

Western Australia

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Plain English Summary

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These regulations set fixed money thresholds and name a specific agency for the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006. They prescribe $300 as the relevant amount/value for several decision points in the Act (regs 4–5) and add the Rottnest Island Authority as a prescribed agency (reg 6). They affect police and other agencies that hold or dispose of criminal or found property and the members of the public whose property is subject to those disposal rules.

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Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

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Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

Western Australia

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

Contents

Citation 1
Commencement 1
Terms used in these regulations 1
Amounts prescribed (Act s. 18 and 19) 1
Value prescribed (Act s. 33) 2
Prescribed agencies (Act s. 3) 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

Defined terms

Western Australia

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

1. Citation

These regulations are the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007 1.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 comes into operation.

3. Terms used in these regulations

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

Act means the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006.

4. Amounts prescribed (Act s. 18 and 19)

(1) The amount prescribed for the purposes of the Act section 18(1)(b)(ii) is $300.

(2) The amount prescribed for the purposes of the Act section 19(1)(c)(i) is $300.

5. Value prescribed (Act s. 33)

The value prescribed for the Act section 33(1) is $300.

6. Prescribed agencies (Act s. 3)

For the purposes of the definition of prescribed agency paragraph (c) in section 3 of the Act, the Rottnest Island Authority established by the Rottnest Island Authority Act 1987 section 5(1) is prescribed.

[Regulation 6 inserted: Gazette 12 Feb 2013 p. 925.]

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007	22 Jun 2007 p. 2845‑6	r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)
Criminal and Found Property Disposal Amendment Regulations 2013	12 Feb 2013 p. 924-5	r. 1 and 2: 12 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(b))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

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Source text

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Western Australia

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

Western Australia

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

Contents

Citation 1
Commencement 1
Terms used in these regulations 1
Amounts prescribed (Act s. 18 and 19) 1
Value prescribed (Act s. 33) 2
Prescribed agencies (Act s. 3) 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

Defined terms

Western Australia

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006

Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007

1. Citation

These regulations are the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007 1.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 comes into operation.

3. Terms used in these regulations

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

Act means the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006.

4. Amounts prescribed (Act s. 18 and 19)

(1) The amount prescribed for the purposes of the Act section 18(1)(b)(ii) is $300.

(2) The amount prescribed for the purposes of the Act section 19(1)(c)(i) is $300.

5. Value prescribed (Act s. 33)

The value prescribed for the Act section 33(1) is $300.

6. Prescribed agencies (Act s. 3)

[Regulation 6 inserted: Gazette 12 Feb 2013 p. 925.]

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Regulations 2007 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.