This factsheet provides information on what to do if police conficate your property.
‘Confiscating’ property means police taking away property that you own or possess.
When can police confiscate my property?
If police are conducting a lawful search, they can take:
- property that they have reasonable grounds to suspect was stolen
- property that they have reasonable grounds to suspect might provide evidence of the commission of a crime (eg. boltcutters)
- illicit drugs
- dangerous articles (eg. knives, firearms).
See also RLC’s factsheet on police searches