Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 1) (NO 8 OF 2008) - REG 19

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403     Securing things seized under the Act, pt 12.3

    (1)     This section applies to a thing seized by an inspector under the Act, part 12.3 (Powers of inspectors).

    (2)     The inspector may—

        (a)     remove the thing from the premises where it was seized (the place of seizure ) to another place; or

        (b)     leave the thing at the place of seizure but restrict access to it.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person interferes with a seized thing, or anything containing a seized thing, to which access has been restricted under subsection (2); and

        (b)     the person does not have an inspector's approval to interfere with the thing.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.