New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RADIATION CONTROL ACT 1990 - SECT 26

26 Forfeiture

(1) When a person is convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations, the court may order forfeiture to the Crown of any radioactive substance or radiation apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed if the court finds it to be the property of the person so convicted.

(2) On application made by or on behalf of the Authority in the prescribed manner, the Local Court may order forfeiture to the Crown of any substance or article seized by an authorised officer under this Act.

(3) The making of an order under this section operates to forfeit the property concerned to the Crown.

(4) Forfeited property is to be disposed of as the Minister directs.