sec.585Recovery of seized property

### sec.585 Recovery of seized property Property seized by a police officer may be claimed by— the owner of the property or a person acting for the owner; or the person from whose possession the property was seized or someone acting for the person. The claim may be made only during stated hours on a business day after the end of the noise abatement period, as defined under section 582 (5) , for the place where the property is found. A police officer must not give seized property to a person claiming it unless the police officer is satisfied the claimant is— the owner of the property or the person from whose possession the property was seized; or a person acting for a person mentioned in paragraph (a) . Nothing in this section prevents a police officer retaining seized property if the police officer reasonably suspects the property is evidence of the commission of an offence. s 585 (prev s 292) renum 2000 No. 22 s 19 amd 2014 No. 1 s 36 (sec.585-ssec.1) Property seized by a police officer may be claimed by— the owner of the property or a person acting for the owner; or the person from whose possession the property was seized or someone acting for the person. (sec.585-ssec.2) The claim may be made only during stated hours on a business day after the end of the noise abatement period, as defined under section 582 (5) , for the place where the property is found. (sec.585-ssec.3) A police officer must not give seized property to a person claiming it unless the police officer is satisfied the claimant is— the owner of the property or the person from whose possession the property was seized; or a person acting for a person mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.585-ssec.4) Nothing in this section prevents a police officer retaining seized property if the police officer reasonably suspects the property is evidence of the commission of an offence. - (a) the owner of the property or a person acting for the owner; or - (b) the person from whose possession the property was seized or someone acting for the person. - (a) the owner of the property or the person from whose possession the property was seized; or - (b) a person acting for a person mentioned in paragraph (a) .