Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) If a thing seized under section 280 (Seizing mail etc) or section 281 (Seizing property—general) is not forfeited, the director-general must return it to its owner—
(a) at the end of the 6 months after the day it was seized; or
(b) if a proceeding for an offence or a behaviour breach involving the thing is started within the 6 months—at the end of the proceeding and any appeal from, or review of, the proceeding.
(2) However, if the thing was
being kept as evidence of an offence or a behaviour breach and the
director-general believes on reasonable grounds that its retention as evidence
is no longer necessary, the director-general must return it immediately.