# Dealing with a document after it is condemned as forfeited

> act-s487ZL — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

487ZL Dealing with a document after it is condemned as forfeited
          (1) If, under section 487ZK, a document is condemned as forfeited to
              the Commonwealth, it must be dealt with or disposed of (including
              by being given to another person) in accordance with any direction
              given by the Minister under section 499.
          (2) If the Minister considers that the document may be relevant to
              proceedings in a court or tribunal, then the Minister:
                (a) must give a direction under section 499 for the safe keeping
                     of the document; and
                (b) must authorise access to the document for the purposes of
                     those proceedings.










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