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

> act-s268CT — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

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.