Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts (1)
This Division (other than section 40) applies to the issue of
search warrants in a Territory as if:
(a) a reference in this Division to an offence included a reference to
an interstate indictable offence; and
(b) a reference in this Division to tainted property included a
reference to property:
(i) used in, or in connection with, the commission of an interstate
indictable offence; or
(ii) derived or realised, directly or indirectly, by any person from
the commission of an interstate indictable offence.
(2)
If property is seized under a warrant issued by virtue of
subsection (1) the following provisions have effect:
(a) if:
(i) by the end of the period of 7 days commencing on the day the
property was seized, no person has been convicted of or charged with the
interstate indictable offence in reliance on the commission of which the
warrant was issued and an application for an interstate forfeiture order has
not been made in respect of the property;
(ii) a person has been charged with and convicted of the interstate
indictable offence but by the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the
day on which the person is convicted an application for an interstate
forfeiture order has not been made in respect of the property; or
(iii) a person has been charged with the interstate indictable offence
and has been discharged or acquitted;
the Commissioner shall arrange for the property to be returned to the person
from whose possession it was seized;
(b) if a court of the State concerned makes an order:
(i) directing that the property be returned to the person from whose
possession it was seized; or
(ii) directing that that person be allowed access to the property;
the Commissioner shall take such steps as are necessary to give effect to the
order.