Section 444B — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Notice about seizure

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a specimen is seized by an authorised officer under section 444A, the authorised officer must give: (a) the owner of the specimen; or (b) the person who had possession, custody or control of the specimen immediately before it was seized; a written notice: (c) identifying the specimen; and (d) stating that it has been seized under section 444A and giving the reason for the seizure; and (e) setting out the terms of sections 444C and 444D. The notice must be given as soon as practicable after the seizure. (2) An authorised officer is not required to give a notice under subsection (1) about a specimen if, after making such inquiries as the authorised officer thinks appropriate, the authorised officer does not, within 30 days after the seizure, have sufficient information to enable the authorised officer to give the notice. In that event, the authorised officer must keep a written record of the seizure.