Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

UNCOLLECTED GOODS ACT 1996 (NO. 86 OF 1996) - SECT 7

7. (1) A possessor may request the owner of goods to collect the goods within 7 days of the date of the request.

(2) A request under subsection (1) shall—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     contain—

              (i)     a brief description of the goods;

              (ii)     the address at which the goods are available for collection;

              (iii)     a statement of the times at which, or the hours between which, the goods will be available for collection at that address;

              (iv)     a statement that the goods may be disposed of in accordance with Part III if they are not collected within 7 days of the date of the request; and

              (v)     a statement of any costs that must be met by the owner before the goods will be released by the possessor.

(3) A request—

        (a)     shall be sent to the owner's last known address; and

        (b)     if the possessor does not have an address for the owner and has not been able to ascertain it through reasonable inquiry—shall be published in a daily newspaper printed and circulating in the Territory.