Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL AND FOUND PROPERTY DISPOSAL ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Interpretation
            
   4.      This Act’s relationship with other Acts

   PART 2 -- General  

   5.      Chief officer deemed to be in possession of certain property
            
   6.      Chief officer’s functions in relation to property

   PART 3 -- Seized property

           Division 1 -- General  

   7.      Interpretation
            
   8.      Application of this Part
            
   9.      Authority to retain seized property
            
   10.     Unauthorised dealing with seized property prohibited

           Division 2 -- Court orders as to seized property  

   11.     Application for release of or permission to deal with seized property
            
   12.     Dealing with an application made under s.
            
   13.      Court’s powers on an application made under s.

   PART 4 -- Found property  

   14.     Receipt of property
            
   15.     Found property that is wholly or partly prohibited property
            
   16.     Chief officer’s functions in relation to found property

   PART 5 -- Disposing of held property  

   17.     Perishable or dangerous property, disposal of
            
   18.     Unregulated property, disposal of
            
   19.     Partly prohibited property, disposal of
            
   20.     Wholly prohibited property, disposal of

   PART 6 -- Determining who is entitled to property  

   21.     When the identity or whereabouts of a person entitled are known
            
   22.     Measures to ascertain who is entitled
            
   23.     Finder of property may be taken to be owner in some cases
            
   24.     Claim to property, making of
            
   25.     Dealing with claims to property
            
   26.     Disputed claims etc., application to court may be made
            
   27.     Courts’ powers on disputed claims

   PART 7 -- Disposing of forfeited property  

   28.     Disposal to be delayed until outcome of any appeal
            
   29.     How forfeited property must be disposed of

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   30.     Court’s powers as to property in possession of prescribed agency
            
   31.     Delegation by chief officers
            
   32.     Valuation of property
            
   33.     Sale of property
            
   34.     Title to property disposed of under this Act
            
   35.     Officials protected from personal liability
            
   36.     Regulations
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
           Defined terms