Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where a ship is subject to forfeiture under this Act, an officer may seize and detain the ship and the Minister may apply to the Supreme Court of a State or Territory for an order under subsection (2).
(2) Upon application being made under subsection (1) in relation to a ship, the Court may order the ship and its equipment to be forfeited to the Commonwealth.
(3) Anything forfeited under this section becomes the property of the Commonwealth and may be sold or otherwise dealt with as the Minister thinks fit.
(4) In this section, officer means:
(a) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth appointed by the Minister by writing signed by him or her to be an officer for the purposes of this section;
(b) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the Police Force of a State or Territory; or
(c) a member of an arm of the Defence Force.