23C   Disposal of property

(1)  The Director-General may order that anything that the Director-General has obtained in the course of an investigation under this Act (other than anything seized by an investigator under the authority of a search warrant issued under section 19A) be sold, destroyed or otherwise disposed of if:

(a)  the thing is not required to be retained as evidence in proceedings for an offence against this or any other Act, and

(b)  the person who had lawful possession of the thing before it came into the Director-General’s possession cannot be found or does not wish to have the thing returned.

(2)  If the thing is disposed of by way of sale, the proceeds of sale are to be paid to the Treasurer for payment into the Consolidated Fund.