CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 243Y Infringement notices--forfeiture of goods that are prohibited imports if infringement notice paid
CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 243Y
Infringement notices--forfeiture of goods that are prohibited imports if infringement notice paid(1) Goods are taken to be condemned as forfeited to the Crown if:
(a) the goods are prohibited imports of a kind prescribed by a regulation for the purposes of this section; and
(b) a person pays a penalty to the Commonwealth under an infringement notice as an alternative to prosecution for an offence for a contravention of paragraph 233(1)(b) (importing prohibited imports) in relation to the goods.
(a) the title to the goods immediately vests in the Commonwealth to the exclusion of all other interests in the goods; and
(b) the title cannot be called into question.
(3) The goods must be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Comptroller - General of Customs.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) cease to apply if the
infringement notice is withdrawn.