Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Goods that are or
were owned by, or under the control of, a long-stay tenant may be treated as
abandoned goods if they remain on the agreed premises for more than
2 days after the day on which the long-stay agreement was terminated.
(2) The park operator
may remove and destroy or otherwise dispose of abandoned goods if —
(a) the
goods are perishable foodstuffs; or
(b) the
cost of the removal, storage and sale of the goods is or is likely to be more
than the estimated value of the goods.
(3) If abandoned goods
cannot be dealt with under subsection (2), the park operator must store
them appropriately in a safe place for at least 60 days.
(4) Within 7 days
after storing the abandoned goods, the park operator must —
(a) send
a notice to the long-stay tenant or former long-stay tenant in accordance with
the regulations; and
(b)
arrange for the notice or a summary of the notice to be published in a
newspaper circulating generally throughout Western Australia.
(5) If the abandoned
goods are not reclaimed within 60 days after the day on which they were
put into storage, the park operator must as soon as practicable arrange for
the goods to be sold at public auction.
(6) At the request of
the park operator, the Commissioner may state in writing whether or not in his
or her opinion there are reasonable grounds for believing that
subsection (1) applies in respect of particular goods.