FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 24 Duties of officer upon seizure and detention of article

FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 24

An authorized officer, upon the seizure and detention by him of an article under this Act, shall forthwith—

        (a)     give notice in the prescribed form of the seizure and detention to the person apparently in charge of the article;

        (b)     if there is no person apparently in charge of the article and the name and address in Victoria of a person appearing to the authorized officer to be the consignor or owner of the article is set out on or attached to the article or a package containing the article, or the name and address in Victoria of the consignor or owner of the article is otherwise known to the authorized officer, give notice in the prescribed form of the seizure and detention to that person; or

        (c)     in any other case, give notice in the prescribed form of the seizure and detention to the importer or consignee of the article or his agent if the authorized officer knows the name and address in Victoria of such importer, consignee or agent.