110Duties of responsible person

110 Duties of responsible person A person who has responsibility for the control or management of property under this Act or an order under this Act must take reasonable steps to ensure that the property is appropriately stored or managed, and that it is appropriately maintained, until one of the following happens in accordance with this Act: (a) the property is returned to the person from whom it was seized or to a person who owns it; (b) another person becomes responsible for the control and management of the property; (c) the property is sold or destroyed; (d) the property is otherwise disposed of.

Division 2 Disposal of deteriorating or undesirable property Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 63 Division 2 Disposal of deteriorating or undesirable property 111 Destruction of property on grounds of public interest (1) A person who has responsibility for the control or management of seized, restrained or forfeited property may apply to the court that made the relevant order (or, for seized property, the court that has jurisdiction under section 135) for an order under subsection (2) that the property be destroyed. (2) The court that is hearing an application under subsection (1) may order that the property is to be destroyed if it would not be in the public interest to preserve the property.