Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3)
Date of notice: Thursday, 5 September 2024
I, Andrew Duff, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
7 metre white home-made houseboat. Collector ID#170356
Where and when abandoned property was found:
Found at Bremer River, Monday 17 June 2024. GPS position latitude 27°35.8400’S, longitude 152°47.0880’E.
I reasonably believe that the ship is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
If the property described above is not claimed by Thursday 3 October 2024, it may be seized and destroyed.
Statement for the purposes of section 175A(5) of the Act:
If no one claims the property within the time stated above and I seize and remove it, I may, having regard to the value and condition of the property and without further notice–
(a) sell the property by public auction; or
(b) destroy it.
If you wish to assert ownership in the property described above, you must attend in person the MSQ Brisbane Region office at 819 MacArthur Avenue East in the State of Queensland before 4pm on Thursday 3 October 2024.
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Andrew Duff
Shipping Inspector, T392
Maritime Safety Queensland
Ipswich 4305
