Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) As soon as practicable after an authorised officer seizes a thing, the officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized.
(2) However, if for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1), the officer must leave the receipt at the place of seizure, in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous position.
(3) An authorised officer need not give a receipt for a seized thing if--
(a) the thing is unattended when seized; and
(b) the officer does not know who the owner of the thing is; and
(c) the officer can not find the owner after making reasonable inquiries (given the thing's value).
(4) The receipt must generally describe each thing seized and its condition.