MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 80 Notice of seizure, retention or detention

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 80

             (1)  If a maritime officer seizes or retains a thing, or detains a vessel or aircraft (also the thing ), the officer must give written notice, within 14 days, to:

                     (a)  the owner of the thing; or

                     (b)  the person who had possession or control of the thing immediately before it was seized, retained or detained.

Note:          Things may be seized under section 67 and retained under section 68. Vessels and aircraft may be detained under section 69.

             (2)  If the officer cannot conveniently give the notice in person, the officer may give the notice by fixing the notice to a prominent part of the thing, unless the thing is perishable.

             (3)  The notice must:

                     (a)  identify the thing; and

                     (b)  state that the thing has been seized, retained or detained; and

                     (c)  specify the reason for this; and

                     (d)  specify contact details of an officer who can provide further information; and

                     (e)  include information about the return of the thing.