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Stock Route Management Act 2002
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### sec.270 Powers to support seizure
To enable a thing to be seized, an authorised person may require the person in control of it—
to take it to a stated reasonable place by a stated reasonable time; and
if necessary, to remain in control of it at the stated place for a stated reasonable period.
The requirement—
must be made by notice in the approved form; or
if for any reason it is not practicable to give the notice, may be made orally and confirmed by notice in the approved form as soon as practicable.
A further requirement may be made under this section about the thing if it is necessary and reasonable to make the further requirement.
A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) or (3) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —100 penalty units.
(sec.270-ssec.1) To enable a thing to be seized, an authorised person may require the person in control of it— to take it to a stated reasonable place by a stated reasonable time; and if necessary, to remain in control of it at the stated place for a stated reasonable period.
(sec.270-ssec.2) The requirement— must be made by notice in the approved form; or if for any reason it is not practicable to give the notice, may be made orally and confirmed by notice in the approved form as soon as practicable.
(sec.270-ssec.3) A further requirement may be made under this section about the thing if it is necessary and reasonable to make the further requirement.
(sec.270-ssec.4) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) or (3) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —100 penalty units.
- (a) to take it to a stated reasonable place by a stated reasonable time; and
- (b) if necessary, to remain in control of it at the stated place for a stated reasonable period.
- (a) must be made by notice in the approved form; or
- (b) if for any reason it is not practicable to give the notice, may be made orally and confirmed by notice in the approved form as soon as practicable.