Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Detention, seizure, prohibitions, or conditions in relation to aircraft, aerodrome, or aeronautical product
315Obligations of Director if action taken under section 313 or 314
Any detention or seizure under section 313 or 314 may be maintained for only as long as the Director considers necessary in the interest of safety and security.
Despite subsection (1), if aircraft, aeronautical products, or parts of aircraft or aeronautical products are required for the purpose of evidence in any prosecution under this Act, the Director may retain those aircraft, products, or parts for as long as the Director considers necessary for that purpose.
The owner, operator, or other person for the time being in charge of an aircraft detained or an aeronautical product seized under section 313 or 314 may request the Director to provide the reasons for the detention or seizure.
If a request is made under subsection (3), the Director must provide the Director’s reasons to the requester in writing.
Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, except subparts 2 and 3, applies in respect of any detention, or seizure under section 313 or 314.
A person in respect of whom any decision is made under section 313 or 314 may appeal against the decision to the District Court under section 453.
The Director must notify any prohibitions or conditions imposed under section 313 or 314, whether or not of a permanent nature, to any persons whom the Director considers it necessary to notify.
The notification under subsection (7) may be made by any means of communication that the Director considers appropriate in the circumstances.
Compare
- 1990 No 98 s 21(3)–(6)