Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UNCOLLECTED GOODS ACT 1996 - SECT 14

    (1)     Where goods, other than perishable goods or goods of no value, that a reasonable person would believe have been lost or abandoned are found on land—

        (a)     by an authorised officer, he or she may—

              (i)     subject to subsection (2), cause the goods to be removed and placed in a retention area; or

              (ii)     cause to be affixed to the goods a notice to the effect that the goods may be disposed of in accordance with part 3 if they are not removed within 7 days of the date of the notice; or

        (b)     by any other person—he or she shall immediately place the goods in the possession of a police officer.

    (2)     Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to—

        (a)     goods that are on the land with the authority of an authorised officer or by virtue of any other law of the Territory; or

        (b)     an object that is on the land in accordance with a public unleased land permit under the Public Unleased Land Act 2013

; or

        (c)     a vehicle that is parked on a road or road related area (within the meaning of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

, section 42 (Regulations about parking))—

              (i)     unless the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the vehicle—

    (A)     is an obstruction or hazard to people on, or who might come on, the land; or

    (B)     is placed in a way that contravenes the regulations made under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

; or

              (ii)     if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the vehicle is abandoned.