34 Offence of unlawfully recovering impounded item
(1) A person who, without lawful authority, recovers or attempts to recover or
incites or assists another person to recover an item that he or she knows is
impounded is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2) A
court that finds a person guilty of such an offence may order the person to
pay to the impounding authority concerned the fees and charges that would have
been payable to the authority for the release of the item had it not been
recovered (whether or not the court imposes a penalty for the offence).
