Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156:section:14l:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14L (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 69363–70902

(ii) who is in a place, or in the vicinity of a person, place or thing, in respect of which the Australian Federal Police is performing protective service functions.

Forfeiture of thing seized
 (6) A thing is forfeited to the Commonwealth if the owner of the thing does not request its return:
 (a) before the end of the 90th day after the date of the seizure notice in relation to the thing; or
 (b) if subsection (2) applied in relation to the thing so that a seizure notice was not served—before the end of the 90th day after the seizure day.

Application to magistrate
 (7) If:
 (a) the owner of a thing requests the return of the thing:
 (i) within 90 days after the date of the seizure notice in relation to the thing; or
 (ii) if subsection (2) applied in relation to the thing so that a seizure notice was not served—within 90 days after the seizure day; and
 (b) the thing has not been returned to the owner by the end of the 90th day;
the police officer who is for the time being responsible for the thing must, before the end of the 95th day:
 (c) return the thing to the owner; or
 (d) apply to a magistrate for an order under section 14M.

Seizure day
 (8) In this section:
seizure day means:
 (a) in relation to a thing seized by a designated person who is a protective service officer—the day on which the thing was delivered into the custody of a police officer under subsection 14K(3); or
 (b) in relation to a thing seized by a designated person who is a member or a special member—the day on which the thing was seized.