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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 105

Definitions

105 Definitions

(1) In this Division--

"owner" of a thing includes a person entitled to possession of the thing.

"responsible person" for a seized thing means the apparent owner of the thing or the apparent occupier of premises at which the thing is seized.

"seized thing" means a thing seized by an authorised officer under this Part.
(2) For the purposes of the Division, the continued retention of a seized thing in custody is
"not justified" if and only if--
(a) it is not or is no longer necessary to retain the thing to prevent, eliminate or minimise a biosecurity risk posed by or in relation to the thing, and
(b) it is not or is no longer necessary to retain the thing as evidence of an offence.



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