Customs Act 1901

PART XII - OFFICERS  

Division 1 - Powers of officers  

Subdivision G - Dealing with goods seized as forfeited goods  

SECTION 203T   SEIZURE OF PROTECTED OBJECTS  

203T(1)    
In this section -

"inspector"
has the same meaning as in the Act;

"Minister"
means the Minister administering the Act;

"the Act"
means the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 .


203T(2)    


Where -


(a) the Minister is of the opinion that a particular object may become forfeited by virtue of section 9 of the Act; or


(b) a foreign country has requested the return of a particular object exported from that country and the Minister is of the opinion that the object may become liable to forfeiture by virtue of section 14 of the Act,

the Minister may issue a notice in writing to the Comptroller-General of Customs to that effect.


203T(3)    


An officer may seize a protected object or any object that the officer believes on reasonable grounds is a protected object, being an object that is subject to customs control.

203T(4)    
Where an officer seizes an object under subsection (3), the officer shall forthwith deliver the object into the custody of an inspector.



 

Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited

CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.

The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.