sec.722Ministerial arrangements for transmission and return of seized things

### sec.722 Ministerial arrangements for transmission and return of seized things The Minister may enter into arrangements with a Minister of State for another State responsible for the administration of a law declared by regulation to be a corresponding law for this section under which— a thing seized under this Act that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of the State in which the corresponding law is in force— is to be given to a law enforcement agency in that State for the investigation of or a proceeding for the offence; and when no longer required for the investigation or proceeding, is to be returned to the law enforcement agency who seized it, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court; and a thing seized under the corresponding law that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of Queensland— is to be given to the commissioner; and when no longer required for the investigation of an offence or a proceeding for an offence, is to be returned to the relevant law enforcement agency in the State in which it was seized, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court. A thing returned to a law enforcement agency under an arrangement under subsection (1) , unless it can lawfully be returned to its owner, is a thing for which an application may be made under section 695 . s 722 ins 2000 No. 22 s 25 (sec.722-ssec.1) The Minister may enter into arrangements with a Minister of State for another State responsible for the administration of a law declared by regulation to be a corresponding law for this section under which— a thing seized under this Act that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of the State in which the corresponding law is in force— is to be given to a law enforcement agency in that State for the investigation of or a proceeding for the offence; and when no longer required for the investigation or proceeding, is to be returned to the law enforcement agency who seized it, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court; and a thing seized under the corresponding law that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of Queensland— is to be given to the commissioner; and when no longer required for the investigation of an offence or a proceeding for an offence, is to be returned to the relevant law enforcement agency in the State in which it was seized, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court. (sec.722-ssec.2) A thing returned to a law enforcement agency under an arrangement under subsection (1) , unless it can lawfully be returned to its owner, is a thing for which an application may be made under section 695 . - (a) a thing seized under this Act that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of the State in which the corresponding law is in force— (i) is to be given to a law enforcement agency in that State for the investigation of or a proceeding for the offence; and (ii) when no longer required for the investigation or proceeding, is to be returned to the law enforcement agency who seized it, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court; and - (i) is to be given to a law enforcement agency in that State for the investigation of or a proceeding for the offence; and - (ii) when no longer required for the investigation or proceeding, is to be returned to the law enforcement agency who seized it, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court; and - (b) a thing seized under the corresponding law that may be relevant to the investigation of an offence, or a proceeding for an offence, against the law of Queensland— (i) is to be given to the commissioner; and (ii) when no longer required for the investigation of an offence or a proceeding for an offence, is to be returned to the relevant law enforcement agency in the State in which it was seized, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court. - (i) is to be given to the commissioner; and - (ii) when no longer required for the investigation of an offence or a proceeding for an offence, is to be returned to the relevant law enforcement agency in the State in which it was seized, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court. - (i) is to be given to a law enforcement agency in that State for the investigation of or a proceeding for the offence; and - (ii) when no longer required for the investigation or proceeding, is to be returned to the law enforcement agency who seized it, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court; and - (i) is to be given to the commissioner; and - (ii) when no longer required for the investigation of an offence or a proceeding for an offence, is to be returned to the relevant law enforcement agency in the State in which it was seized, unless disposed of by order or direction of a court.