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Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
69CNotice about seizure
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##### 69C Notice about seizure
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a specimen is seized by an inspector under section 69B, the inspector must give:
(a) the owner of the specimen; or
(b) the person who had possession, custody or control of the specimen immediately before it was seized;
a written notice:
(c) identifying the specimen; and
(d) stating that it has been seized under section 69B and giving the reason for the seizure; and
(e) setting out the terms of sections 69D and 69E.
The notice must be given as soon as practicable after the seizure.
(2) An inspector is not required to give a notice under subsection (1) about a specimen if, after making such inquiries as the inspector thinks appropriate, the inspector does not, within 30 days after the seizure, have sufficient information to enable the inspector to give the notice. In that event, the inspector must keep a written record of the seizure.