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Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
19SReturn of dangerous drug or precursor to lawful owner
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19S Return of dangerous drug or precursor to lawful owner
(1) Nothing in this Part prevents a person lawfully entitled to a
dangerous drug or precursor seized by police officer from applying
to a Local Court Judge for an order that the dangerous drug or
precursor be returned to the person, and the Local Court Judge
may order the return of so much of the dangerous drug or precursor
as has not been destroyed.
(2) Nothing in this Part prevents a Local Court Judge or court from
ordering the return of a dangerous drug or precursor to a person
lawfully entitled to the dangerous drug or precursor whether or not
an application for the return of the dangerous drug or precursor has
been made by the person.