Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL AND FOUND PROPERTY DISPOSAL ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      This Act’s relationship with other Acts  

   PART 2 -- General  

   5.      Chief officer deemed to be in possession of certain property  
   6.      Chief officer’s functions in relation to property  

   PART 3 -- Seized property  

           Division 1 -- General  

   7.      Interpretation  
   8.      Application of this Part  
   9.      Authority to retain seized property  
   10.     Unauthorised dealing with seized property prohibited  

           Division 2 -- Court orders as to seized property  

   11.     Application for release of or permission to deal with seized property  
   12.     Dealing with an application made under s. 11  
   13.     Court’s powers on an application made under s. 11  

   PART 4 -- Found property  

   14.     Receipt of property  
   15.     Found property that is wholly or partly prohibited property  
   16.     Chief officer’s functions in relation to found property  

   PART 5 -- Disposing of held property  

   17.     Perishable or dangerous property, disposal of  
   18.     Unregulated property, disposal of  
   19.     Partly prohibited property, disposal of  
   20.     Wholly prohibited property, disposal of  

   PART 6 -- Determining who is entitled to property  

   21.     When the identity or whereabouts of a person entitled are known  
   22.     Measures to ascertain who is entitled  
   23.     Finder of property may be taken to be owner in some cases  
   24.     Claim to property, making of  
   25.     Dealing with claims to property  
   26.     Disputed claims etc., application to court may be made  
   27.     Courts’ powers on disputed claims  

   PART 7 -- Disposing of forfeited property  

   28.     Disposal to be delayed until outcome of any appeal  
   29.     How forfeited property must be disposed of  

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   30.     Court’s powers as to property in possession of prescribed agency  
   31.     Delegation by chief officers  
   32.     Valuation of property  
   33.     Sale of property  
   34.     Title to property disposed of under this Act  
   35.     Officials protected from personal liability  
   36.     Regulations  
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