Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BOUNTY (BOOKS) ACT 1986 No. 127 of 1986 - SECT 29

29. (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence against sub-section 16 (1)
or 27 (2) or (3), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty under that
sub-section, order the person to refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any
bounty wrongfully obtained by the person because of the commission of the
offence.

(2) Where-

   (a)  a court makes an order under sub-section (1) ordering a person to
        refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any bounty; and

   (b)  the court has civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount, the
        order is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court
        in favour of the Commonwealth.

(3) Where-

   (a)  a court makes an order under sub-section (1) ordering a person to
        refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any bounty; and

   (b)  the court-

        (i)    does not have civil jurisdiction; or

        (ii)   has civil jurisdiction, otherwise than to the extent of the
               amount, the proper officer of the court shall issue to the
               Comptroller a certificate in the prescribed form containing the
               prescribed particulars.

(4) The certificate may, in the prescribed manner and subject to the
prescribed conditions (if any), be registered in a court having civil
jurisdiction to the extent of the amount ordered to be refunded to the
Commonwealth.

(5) Upon registration under sub-section (4), the certificate is enforceable in
all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commonwealth.

(6) The costs of registration of the certificate and other proceedings under
this section shall, subject to the prescribed conditions (if any), be deemed
to be payable under the certificate.
(7) In this section, "bounty" includes an advance.