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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.702Commissioner to decide way of destruction or disposal
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### sec.702 Commissioner to decide way of destruction or disposal
This section applies if an order is made for the disposal or destruction of a thing under section 694 , 696 or 701 .
Subject to any direction in the order, the commissioner must decide how the thing is to be disposed of or destroyed.
However, if the value of the thing is more than the amount prescribed under a regulation for this section, the commissioner must first obtain the Minister’s approval to the proposed disposal or destruction.
The commissioner may give a hydroponics system previously used for growing dangerous drugs to a school for use for an agricultural purpose.
The commissioner may give stolen clothes to a charitable organisation whose charter is to assist the poor.
s 702 ins 2000 No. 22 s 25
(sec.702-ssec.1) This section applies if an order is made for the disposal or destruction of a thing under section 694 , 696 or 701 .
(sec.702-ssec.2) Subject to any direction in the order, the commissioner must decide how the thing is to be disposed of or destroyed.
(sec.702-ssec.3) However, if the value of the thing is more than the amount prescribed under a regulation for this section, the commissioner must first obtain the Minister’s approval to the proposed disposal or destruction. The commissioner may give a hydroponics system previously used for growing dangerous drugs to a school for use for an agricultural purpose. The commissioner may give stolen clothes to a charitable organisation whose charter is to assist the poor.
- 1 The commissioner may give a hydroponics system previously used for growing dangerous drugs to a school for use for an agricultural purpose.
- 2 The commissioner may give stolen clothes to a charitable organisation whose charter is to assist the poor.