Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Food Act 1984 - SECT 28

Liability for costs and expenses of storage or destruction or other disposal of seized article

28. Liability for costs and expenses of storage or destruction or other
disposal of seized article

Where an article is seized and detained under this Act and-

   (a)  an application is not made for its release from detention under
        section 26(1); or

   (b)  the article is destroyed or otherwise disposed of pursuant to section
        26(4) or section 27-

the person in whose possession the article was when seized, shall be liable to
pay the costs and expenses incurred in or in connexion with the storage,
destruction or other disposal of that article.