Kava Management Act 1998
11Forfeiture and disposal of kava or thing seized under
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11 Forfeiture and disposal of kava or thing seized under section 10 (1) On the seizure of kava or a thing under section 10, the kava or thing is forfeited to the Territory and the authorised officer must: (a) take the kava or thing to a police station; or (b) if the kava is prepared as a drink or the authorised officer reasonably believes that the thing is kava prepared as a drink – immediately dispose of or destroy the kava or thing by emptying the receptacle containing the kava or thing. (2) Where an authorised officer seizes kava or a thing under section 10, he or she must, as soon as reasonably possible, make a record of the kava or thing seized in the approved form and manner. (3) A record made under subsection (2) is to be delivered to the Director in the approved form. (4) Kava or a thing referred to in subsection (1)(a) is to be destroyed or disposed of in a manner determined by the Director.