Judicial Commission of Victoria Act 2016
88Return of documents and other things
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88 Return of documents and other things
(1) An investigating panel must take all reasonable steps to return a document or other thing seized under a search warrant to the person from whom it was seized if the document or other thing is required as evidence relating to a legal proceeding.
(2) An investigating panel must immediately take all reasonable steps to return a document or other thing seized under a search warrant to the person from whom it was seized if the investigating panel is no longer satisfied that its retention is necessary for the purposes of—
(a) an investigation; or
(b) a report of an investigation; or
(c) a legal proceeding arising out of, or connected with, an investigation.