Transport Infrastructure (Public Marine Facilities) Regulation 2023
sec.47Reasonable steps must be taken to find owner
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sec.47 Reasonable steps must be taken to find owner
The chief executive— must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the abandoned property; and may have the abandoned property moved to a place the chief executive considers appropriate. If the chief executive locates the owner of the abandoned property within 14 days after the chief executive reasonably believes the abandoned property has been abandoned, the chief executive must give the owner a detention notice for the abandoned property. If the chief executive does not locate the owner of the abandoned property within the 14 days, the chief executive must— display a detention notice for the abandoned property in a prominent position at or near the location where the abandoned property was found; and publish the detention notice on the department’s website. (sec.47-ssec.1) The chief executive— must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the abandoned property; and may have the abandoned property moved to a place the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.47-ssec.2) If the chief executive locates the owner of the abandoned property within 14 days after the chief executive reasonably believes the abandoned property has been abandoned, the chief executive must give the owner a detention notice for the abandoned property. (sec.47-ssec.3) If the chief executive does not locate the owner of the abandoned property within the 14 days, the chief executive must— display a detention notice for the abandoned property in a prominent position at or near the location where the abandoned property was found; and publish the detention notice on the department’s website.
- (a) must take reasonable steps to locate the owner of the abandoned property; and
- (b) may have the abandoned property moved to a place the chief executive considers appropriate.
- (a) display a detention notice for the abandoned property in a prominent position at or near the location where the abandoned property was found; and
- (b) publish the detention notice on the department’s website.