Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 176(1) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 117(1).
(1) If an authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer seizes a thing under this Act, he or she must, as soon as practicable, post to the person apparently in the possession or custody of the thing a receipt for the thing seized that—
(a) identifies the thing; and
S. 176(1)(b) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 117(2).
(b) states the name of the authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer and the reason why the thing is being seized.
S. 176(2) amended by No. 11/2016 s. 117(3).
(2) If an authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer is unable to discover the identity of the owner or custodian of any thing seized under this Act, the authorised officer or Aboriginal heritage officer must post the receipt to the owner of the place, land or premises from which the thing was seized.