Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Funerals Act 2006 - SECT 62

Receipt must be given for any thing seized

62. Receipt must be given for any thing seized



(1) An inspector must not seize a thing apparently in the possession or
custody of a person unless the inspector makes out and tenders to the person a
receipt for the thing seized that-

   (a)  identifies the thing; and

   (b)  states the name of the inspector and the reason why the thing is being
        seized.

(2) If an inspector is unable to discover the identity of-

   (a)  the lawful owner of a thing seized; or

   (b)  the person from whose custody a thing is seized-

the inspector must leave the receipt with, or post it to, the owner of the
premises from which the thing was seized.