Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034:section:254
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 254
Character Range: 405878–406673

254  Responsibility for things seized
 (1) If a thing is seized under a *search warrant or under section 251, the *responsible custodian of the thing must:
 (a) arrange for the thing to be kept until it is dealt with in accordance with another provision of this Act; and
 (b) ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to preserve the thing while it is so kept.
 (2) The responsible custodian of a thing that is seized under a *search warrant or under section 251 is the head of the *enforcement agency of the *authorised officer who is responsible for executing the warrant, or who seized the thing under section 251.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, the head of the *enforcement agency, that is the *Immigration and Border Protection Department, is the *Comptroller‑General of Customs.