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Maritime Powers Act 2013
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#### 86 Returning seized things
(1) If a seized thing is no longer required for a purpose mentioned in Division 3 (using seized things), the person who has control of the thing must take reasonable steps to return the thing to:
(a) the owner of the thing; or
(b) a person who had possession or control of the thing immediately before it was seized.
(2) The thing must be returned within:
(a) 120 days after it is seized; or
(b) that period as extended under section 88.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if:
(a) the thing is required for the purposes of proceedings that have been instituted, or an appeal arising from such proceedings; or
(b) the thing has been disposed of under an Australian law; or
(c) the thing has been seized under another Australian law; or
(d) notice of Commonwealth ownership of the thing has been given.