20QSeizure notice

20Q Seizure notice (1) The responsible police officer for a seized item must serve a seizure notice within 7 days after the day the item was seized. (2) The notice must be served on: (a) the owner of the item; or (b) if the owner of the item cannot be identified after reasonable inquiries – the person from whom the item was seized.

Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 19 (3) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if: (a) the item was not seized from a person and the owner of the item cannot be identified after reasonable inquiries; or (b) it is not possible to serve the person required to be served under subsection (2). (4) The notice must: (a) identify the item; and (b) state: (i) the date the item was seized; and (ii) the ground or grounds on which the item was seized; and (iii) the item will be forfeited to the Territory if the owner does not request the return of the item within 90 days after the date of the notice.