Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a thing is seized under this Act.
(2) The chief executive must return the seized thing to its owner at the end of—
(a) 6 months; or
(b) if a prosecution for an offence involving the thing is started within the 6 months—the prosecution for the offence and any appeal from the prosecution.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the chief executive must return the seized thing to the owner immediately if the chief executive stops being satisfied its retention as evidence is necessary.