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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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180 Return of seized things
(1) If a seized thing has not been forfeited, the person entitled to the thing
may apply to the regulator for the return of the thing after the end of
6 months after it was seized.
(2) The regulator must return the thing to the applicant under
subsection (1) unless the regulator has reasonable grounds to retain
the thing.
(3) The regulator may impose any conditions on the return of the thing
under this section that the regulator considers appropriate to eliminate
or minimise any risk to work health or safety related to the thing.
person entitled to a thing means the person entitled to possess the
thing or the owner of the thing.