Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a m aritime officer seizes or retains a thing, or detains a vessel or aircraft ( also the thing ) , the officer must give written notice, within 14 days , to :
(a ) the owner of the thing; or
(b ) a person who had pos session or control of the thing immediately before it was seized, retained or detained .
Note: Things may be seized under section 67 and retained under section 68 . V essels and aircraft may be detained under section 69 .
(2) If the officer cannot conveniently give the notice in person, the officer may give the notice by fixing the notice to a prominent part of the thing, unless the thing is perishable.
(a) identify the thing ; and
(b) state that the thing has been seized, retained or detained ; and
(c) specify the reason for th is ; and
(d) specify contact details of an officer who can provide further information ; and
(e) include information about the return of the thing.