Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Comptroller - General of Customs may allow the designated owner to make a claim (the late claim ) to the Comptroller - General of Customs for the release of seized goods after the end of the claim period for the goods.
Note: For objector , seized goods and claim period see section 6.
(2) The Comptroller - General of Customs may allow the late claim only if:
(a) an action for infringement of the notified trade mark in respect of the goods has not been instituted; and
(b) the Comptroller - General of Customs considers it reasonable in the circumstances; and
(c) the goods have not been disposed of under section 139.
(3) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal for the review of a decision of the Comptroller - General of Customs
under subsection (1) refusing to allow a late claim for the release of
seized goods.