Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The inspector must return a seized thing to its owner at the end of--
(a) 1 year; or
(b) if a proceeding for an offence involving it is started within the year--the proceeding and any appeal from the proceeding.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the inspector must immediately return a thing seized as evidence to its owner if the inspector stops being satisfied its continued retention as evidence is necessary.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a seized thing that is a child abuse computer game.