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PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTION CONTROL FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE SERVICES) ACT 2003 - SECT 96
Forfeiture of seized things
96 Forfeiture of seized things
(1) A seized thing is forfeited to the local government for whom the
authorised person was acting if the authorised person who seized the thing—
(a) can not find its owner, after making reasonable inquiries; or
(b) can not
return it to its owner, after making reasonable efforts.
(2) In applying
subsection (1) — (a) subsection (1) (a) does not require the authorised
person to make inquiries if it would be unreasonable to make inquiries to find
the owner; and
(b) subsection (1) (b) does not require the authorised person
to make efforts if it would be unreasonable to make efforts to return the
thing to its owner.
(3) Regard must be had to a thing’s nature, condition
and value in deciding— (a) whether it is reasonable to make inquiries or
efforts; and
(b) if making inquiries or efforts, what inquiries or efforts,
including the period over which they are made, are reasonable.
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