Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If notice has been given in accordance with section 361 and the personal documents have not been claimed by the former resident or any other person giving satisfactory evidence of the person's right to them by the end of the 90 day storage period, then at the end of that period, the sheriff may dispose of the personal documents in any manner that he or she thinks fit.
(2) Nothing in this section affects the operation of any other Act or law affecting the destruction or disposition of the documents.
(3) If the sheriff has disposed of personal documents in accordance with this section, the sheriff may apply to the Tribunal for compensation for the costs of removal and storage of the documents, including the publication of a notice under section 361.
(4) An application under subsection (3) must be made within 6 months after the personal documents have been disposed of.