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MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 252D

Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period

  (1)   This section applies if an authorised officer has taken possession of a thing referred to in subsection   252C(4) and proceedings in respect of which the thing might provide evidence have not commenced before the end of:

  (a)   60 days after the authorised officer takes possession of the thing; or

  (b)   a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate under section   252E.

  (2)   The authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for an order that the officer may retain the thing for a further period.

  (3)   Before making the application, the authorised officer must:

  (a)   take reasonable steps to discover which persons' interests would be affected by the retention of the thing; and

  (b)   if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the authorised officer believes to be such a person of the proposed application.


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