127Magistrates' Court may extend period

127 Magistrates' Court may extend period

S. 127(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 53(Sch. 1 item 16).

(1) An authorised officer may apply to the Magistrates' Court before the expiration of the period referred to in section 126 or within a period extended by the Court under this section for an extension of that period.

(2) The Magistrates' Court may order such an extension if satisfied that retention of the thing is necessary—

(a) for the purposes of an investigation into whether an offence has been committed; or

(b) to enable evidence of an offence to be obtained for the purposes of a prosecution.

S. 127(3) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 53(Sch. 1 item 16).

(3) The authorised officer must give notice of the application to the person from whom the thing was seized unless the Court otherwise directs.

S. 128 (Heading) substituted by No. 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 14).

S. 128 substituted by No. 24/2002 s. 6.