Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WILDLIFE PROTECTION (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 120 of 1986 - SECT 27

27. (1) Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following subsection:

"(4) An inspector may seize any goods (not being goods to which sub-section
(2) applies) that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds will afford
evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations
and may retain them until the expiration of a period of 60 days after the
seizure or, if proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations
of the commission of which they may afford evidence are instituted within that
period, until the proceedings (including any appeal to a court in relation to
those proceedings) are terminated."; and
(b) by omitting "and platforms" from the definition of "goods" in
subsection

(6) and substituting ", platforms and documents".

(2) Notwithstanding the amendments made by sub-section (1), subsection 71 (4)
of the Principal Act continues to apply in relation to any matter or thing
seized under it before the commencement of this section.