Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 3 - INFORMATION GATHERING  

PART 3-5 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE  

Division 3 - Dealing with things seized  

Subdivision A - General requirements  

SECTION 254   Responsibility for things seized  

254(1)    
If a thing is seized under a * search warrant or under section 251 , the * responsible custodian of the thing must:

(a) arrange for the thing to be kept until it is dealt with in accordance with another provision of this Act; and

(b) ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to preserve the thing while it is so kept.

254(2)    
The responsible custodian of a thing that is seized under a * search warrant or under section 251 is the head of the * enforcement agency of the * authorised officer who is responsible for executing the warrant, or who seized the thing under section 251 .

254(3)    

For the purposes of this section, the head of the *enforcement agency, that is the *Immigration and Border Protection Department, is the *Comptroller-General of Customs.