Section 268CT — Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period

268CT Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer has seized a thing under section 268CR and proceedings in respect of which the thing might afford evidence have not commenced before the end of:

(a) 60 days after the seizure; or

(b) a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate or ART member under section 268CU.

(2) The authorised officer may apply to a magistrate or ART member for an order that the officer may retain the thing for a further period.

(3) Before making the application, the authorised officer must:

(a) take reasonable steps to discover which persons’ interests would be affected by the retention of the thing; and

(b) if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the officer believes to be such a person of the proposed application.