Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 414

414 Return of seized things

If a thing has been seized but not forfeited, the authorised person must return it to its owner—

(a) for a thing seized under section 404 —

(i) at the end of 6 months; or

(ii) if a proceeding for an offence involving the thing is started within 6 months, at the end of the proceeding and any appeal from the proceeding; or

(iii) if the authorised person stops being satisfied its continued retention as evidence is necessary—immediately; or

(b) for a thing seized under section 405 if—

(i) the thing ceases to be a public health risk; or

(ii) the authorised person is satisfied the return of the thing is unlikely to result in the recurrence of the public health risk in relation to which it was seized.