Tasmanian Numbered Acts

FOOD ACT 1998 (NO. 30 OF 1998) - SECT 99

99. Sale or disposal of forfeited things

      (1) A council or authorised officer may sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of any thing forfeited if –

(a) an application is not made under subsection (2); or

(b) an application is made under subsection (2) and the application is refused.

      (2) A person who owned any thing forfeited, or who had any legal or equitable interest in any thing forfeited immediately before the forfeiture, may apply to the council or authorised officer to buy it within 30 days after the forfeiture.

      (3) The council or authorised officer may –

(a) grant an application under this section; or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

      (4) If the application is granted, the council or authorised officer is to sell the forfeited thing to the applicant for an amount equal to its estimated market value.

      (5) Any proceeds of a sale or disposal of a thing forfeited by a council are payable to the council.

      (6) Any proceeds of a sale or disposal of a thing forfeited by an authorised officer are payable into the Consolidated Fund.