CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 3ZW

(1)

If a thing is seized under section 3T, and:

(a)

before the end of 60 days after the seizure; or

(b)

before the end of a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate under this section;

proceedings in respect of which the thing may afford evidence have not commenced, the constable may apply to a magistrate for an order that he or she may retain the thing for a further period.

(2)

If the magistrate is satisfied that it is necessary for the constable to continue to retain the thing:

(a)

for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence has been committed; or

(b)

to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the purposes of a prosecution;

the magistrate may order that the constable may retain the thing for a period specified in the order.

(3)

Before making the application, the constable must:

(a)

take reasonable steps to discover who has an interest in the retention of the thing; and

(b)

if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the constable believes to have such an interest of the proposed application.