Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3)
Date of notice: Friday, 15th November 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:
9 metre Bamboo Houseboat, significant damage. Top level collapsed and leaning over. Russel Island, Gold Coast. Collector ID#12075.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
Northwestern side of Russell Island. 7 July 2021. GPS Position latitude 27.651230°S longitude 153.365395°E.
I reasonably believe that the Bamboo Houseboat is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
If the property described above is not claimed by Friday 13 December 2024, it may be seized and removed to MSQ Gold Coast Regional office.
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 Gold Coast regional office at 40-44 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach in the State of Queensland before 4pm on Friday 13 December 2024.
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Andrew Duff
Shipping Inspector, T392
Maritime Safety Queensland
Gold Coast 4217
