27Confiscation of articles

27 Confiscation of articles

27 Confiscation of articles

(1) An authorised person may, without the use of force, take possession of any article that is in the possession of a person in contravention of this Regulation if the authorised person has directed the person to remove it from Sydney Olympic Park and the person has not done so.

(2) An authorised person may, without the use of force, take possession of any article that is used by a person in contravention of this Regulation if the authorised person has directed the person to stop the use of the article and, despite the direction, the person has continued to use the article in contravention of this Regulation.

(3) On taking possession of a confiscated article, the authorised person must give a receipt to the person from whom it has been taken, indicating the nature of the confiscated article and the date and time when the authorised person took possession of it.

(4) A confiscated article must be returned to the person from whom it was taken, or be taken to a place of storage, within the meaning of the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021, within 24 hours after possession of it is taken.

(5) If the confiscated article is delivered to a place of storage, the person from whom it was taken must be notified in writing of the address of the place of storage.

(6) For a confiscated article that is taken to a place of storage, the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021 applies, except for sections 29 and 30(b), as if the object had been taken into possession under that Act and must be returned on demand.

(7) The deadline for the return of a confiscated article, as referred to in the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021, section 32(7), is taken to be 28 days from the day on which possession of it was taken.

(8) In this clause—

article means any article, equipment or other thing, and includes an animal but does not include an unattended motor vehicle or trailer to which section 44 of the Act applies.

confiscated article means an article of which an authorised person takes possession under this clause.

cl 27: Am 2024 No 82, Sch 4.11[1]–[5].