BAIL ACT 1978 - SECT 53E Informal objection to forfeiture order

This legislation has been repealed.

BAIL ACT 1978 - SECT 53E

53E Informal objection to forfeiture order

(1) If, after a forfeiture order is made but before a forfeiture notice is served, a person affected by the order appears before the court by which the order was made, that person may make an oral objection to the court against the confirmation of the order.

(2) The court must ensure that notice of the objection is given to the appropriate State authority in accordance with the regulations.

(3) The court may deal with the objection as if it had been an objection filed in the Local Court in response to a forfeiture notice.