Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) An authorised officer may apply to the Magistrates' Court within 3 months after seizing a thing or, if an extension has been granted under this section, within that extended period, for an extension of the period during which the seized thing may be retained .
(2) The Magistrates' Court may order the extension of the period during which a seized thing may be retained if satisfied that retention of the thing is necessary—
(a) for the purposes of an investigation into whether an offence has been committed; or
(b) to enable evidence of an offence to be obtained for the purposes of a prosecution.
(3) The Magistrates' Court may adjourn an application to enable notice of the application to be given to any person.