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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation - Condemnation

189: Disposal of forfeited and condemned goods

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"What happens to goods that the government takes or gets rid of"

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When goods are forfeited, the Crown owns them. This includes any goods that are forfeited, deposits made under section 182, and money from sales under section 183. You should know that the Crown has the property in these things to avoid any doubt. If goods are condemned, the chief executive can decide what to do with them. They can be sold, used, or destroyed in a way that the chief executive thinks is appropriate. The chief executive has the power to dispose of condemned goods in any manner they consider suitable.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation: Condemnation

189Disposal of forfeited and condemned goods

  1. To avoid doubt, the Crown has the property in—

  2. any forfeited goods:
    1. any deposit made under section 182:
      1. any proceeds of sale under section 183.

        1. Condemned goods may be sold, used, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in any manner that the chief executive considers appropriate.

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