Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UNCOLLECTED GOODS ACT 1996 - SECT 7

    (1)     A possessor may request the owner of goods to collect the goods within 7 days of the date of the request.

    (2)     A request under subsection (1) shall—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     contain—

              (i)     a brief description of the goods; and

              (ii)     the address at which the goods are available for collection; and

              (iii)     a statement of the times at which, or the hours between which, the goods will be available for collection at that address; and

              (iv)     a statement that the goods may be disposed of in accordance with part 3 if they are not collected within 7 days of the date of the request; and

              (v)     a statement of any costs that must be met by the owner before the goods will be released by the possessor.

    (3)     A request must—

        (a)     be sent to the owner's last-known address; or

        (b)     if the possessor does not have an address for the owner and has not been able to find an address through reasonable inquiry—be given by public notice.

Note     Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).