56Lost property

#### 56 Lost property 56 Lost property > > (1) A person who finds any article that appears to be lost in or on a public passenger vehicle must— > > > > > (a) return the article to its owner, or > > > > > (b) give it to the driver of the public passenger vehicle, an employee of the operator of the public passenger service concerned or an authorised officer. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (2) A person who finds any article that appears to be lost in a train or any public area must— > > > > > (a) return it to its owner, or > > > > > (b) give it, or report its location, to an employee of the relevant rail transport operator or an authorised officer. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (3) A rail transport operator must develop and implement procedures that comply with this clause for dealing with any lost property that is found in a train or any public area for which the operator is responsible. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (4) Those procedures are to include (but are not limited to) procedures involving— > > > > > (a) the keeping of registers of— > > > > > > > (i) lost property that is found, and > > > > > > > (ii) enquiries as to lost property, and > > > > > (b) the keeping of written records as to when and how lost property, when found, is to be returned or disposed of. > > > (5) Those procedures must be capable of being audited.