Section 154
Release of things seized
of Water Services Industry Act 2006
(1)
If any thing has been seized under this Act, the authorized officer who effected the seizure, may at any time after that release the thing to the person as he determines to be lawfully entitled to the thing if he is satisfied that the thing is not otherwise required for the purpose of any proceedings under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, or for the purpose of any prosecution under any other written law, and in such event neither the officer effecting the seizure, nor the Federal Government, the Commission or any person
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acting on behalf of the Government or the Commission shall be liable to any proceedings by any person if the seizure and the release of the thing had been effected in good faith.
(2)
A record in writing shall be made by the authorized officer effecting the release of any thing under subsection (1) specifying in detail the circumstances of and the reason for the release and he shall send a copy of the record to the Public Prosecutor and to the Inspector-General of Police within seven days of the release.