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Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions - Enforcement

72: Disposal of property seized

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If you have something seized by an authorised person, the rules from Subpart 6 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply. When you are found guilty of a crime related to the seized item, the court can decide what happens to it. The court can order the item to be given to the government or disposed of, and you might have to pay for the costs of keeping the item.

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Enforcement

72Disposal of property seized

  1. Subpart 6 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 applies to any property seized by an authorised person under section 68(1)(d), subject to the following provisions:

        1. if any person is convicted of an offence to which the item relates, the court may, if it thinks fit, order that the item be forfeited to the Crown or disposed of as the court directs at the expense of the convicted person, and may order that the person pay any reasonable costs incurred by the authorised person or the Commissioner of Police in retaining the item.

          Notes
          • Section 72: amended, on , by section 257(7)(a) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
          • Section 72(a): repealed, on , by section 257(7)(b) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
          • Section 72(b): repealed, on , by section 257(7)(b) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
          • Section 72(c): repealed, on , by section 257(7)(b) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).