Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may dispose of a seized thing or retained thing , or a detained vessel or detained aircraft (also the thing ) , if:
(a) custody or maintenance (including any necessary movement or transport) of the thing creates serious difficulties; or
(b) the expenses of custody or maintenance (including any necessary movement or transport) of the thing are like ly to exceed its value; or
(c) the thing is a live plant or animal and its return to its native environment would be beneficial to its survival; or
(d ) if notice of Commonwealth owners hip of the thing has been given:
(i) an application for an order for the return of the thing has not been made within the time allowed under section 89 ; or
(ii ) proceedings in relation to such an application have be en finally deter mined without an order for the return of the thing being made .
( 2 ) For the purposes of paragraph ( 1)(a), the custody or maintenance of the thing is taken to create serious difficulties if:
(a) the thing is perishable; or
(b) storage of the thing would be impractical; or
(c) the thing poses a serious risk to navigation, safety or public health; or
(ca) the thing poses an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk (within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015 ); or
(d) the thing poses a serious risk of damage to property or the environment; or
(e) if the thin g is a vessel--it is unseaworthy; or
(f) despite reasonable efforts , it has not been possible to return the thing .
(3) Subsection ( 2) does not limit paragraph ( 1)(a ).