60CCollection of seized thing from police station

60C Collection of seized thing from police station (1) This section applies in relation to a seized thing that, at an applicable time referred to in section 60B(4), becomes eligible for collection by an eligible person referred to in section 60B(3). (2) The police officer in charge of the police station at which the seized thing is kept must give notice under this section to each person whose status as an eligible person can be discerned from the records of Victoria Police. (3) Notice under this section must— (a) be in writing; and (b) inform the person to whom it is given— (i) that the person has a right to collect the seized thing; and (ii) that the thing will be forfeited to the Crown if not collected. (4) Notice under this section must be given as soon as practicable after the police officer referred to in subsection (2) identifies the person as an eligible person. (5) The police officer in charge of the police station at which the seized thing is kept must allow an eligible person to either— (a) attend that police station and collect the thing; or (b) have another person attend and collect the thing on the eligible person's behalf. S. 60D inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 89.