72AAUnlawfully interfering with seized thing

72AA Unlawfully interfering with seized thing

72AA Unlawfully interfering with seized thing

(1) A person, other than a government inspector, must not do, or attempt to do, any of the following acts in relation to a thing seized under section 63A unless the person has a reasonable excuse—

(a) unlawfully interfere with the thing or something done under section 63A(1)(b) to restrict access to the thing,

(b) enter, or be at, the place where the thing is being kept,

(c) move the thing from the place where the thing is being kept.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—5,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) if the act is authorised by a government inspector.

s 72AA: Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 1[29].