Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 57

Application to Magistrates' Court for return of broadcasting equipment

57. Application to Magistrates' Court for return of broadcasting equipment



(1) A person from whom broadcasting equipment has been seized under section 54
may apply to the Magistrates' Court for the return of that equipment.



(2) An application under subsection (1)-

   (a)  may be made at any time after the seizure; and

   (b)  must not be made if proceedings for an offence against section 43 or
        44 have been commenced in respect of that seized broadcasting
        equipment.

(3) On an application under subsection (1), the Magistrates' Court may make
any of the following orders or any combination of those orders-

   (a)  an order for the return of the broadcasting equipment if, in the
        opinion of the Court, it can be returned consistently with the
        interests of justice;

   (b)  an order for the return of the broadcasting equipment subject to any
        specified conditions;

   (c)  any other order it considers appropriate in relation to the
        broadcasting equipment.