62Unlawfully interfering with seized thing

62 Unlawfully interfering with seized thing

62 Unlawfully interfering with seized thing

(1) A person, other than an inspector, must not do, or attempt to do, any of the following acts in relation to a thing seized under section 60AA unless the person has a reasonable excuse—

(a) unlawfully interfere with the thing or something done under section 60AA(1)(b) to restrict access to the thing,

(b) enter, or be at, the place where the thing is being kept,

(c) move the thing from the place where the thing is being kept.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—5,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) if the act is authorised by an inspector.

s 62: Am 1977 No 17, Sch 1; 1989 No 209, Sch 1 (2). Rep 1997 No 17, Sch 2.5. Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 2[20].