Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CRIMES (BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS) ACT 1976 No. 11 of 1977 - SECT 9

9. (1) Where any substance or article is developed, produced, stockpiled or
otherwise acquired or retained in contravention of sub- section 8 (1), the
substance or article is forfeited to the Commonwealth.

(2) A constable may, without warrant, seize any substance or article that is
forfeited, or that he has reasonable grounds to believe to be forfeited, to
the Commonwealth under sub-section (1), and may retain the substance or
article until the expiration of a period of 60 days after the seizure or, if a
prosecution for an offence referred to in section 10 in relation to the
substance or article is instituted before the expiration of that period, until
the prosecution is terminated.

(3) Any substance or article seized in pursuance of sub-section (2) shall be
stored in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
(4) In this section, ''constable'' means a member of the Commonwealth Police
Force or of the Police Force of a State or Territory.