Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts46. Forfeiture of property on finding of guilt
(1) On the finding of guilt of any person for any offence against this Act any vessel, vehicle or other conveyance, fishing gear, implement, appliance, material, container, goods, or equipment used in respect of the commission of the offence and any fish or aquatic life in respect of which the offence has been committed, whether or not they have been seized, taken possession of, detained, or released under a surety under section 33(3), and any proceeds from the sale of such property pursuant to section 33(4) shall -
(a) where the vessel is a foreign boat - be forfeit to the Crown; and
(b) in any other case - be forfeit to the Crown unless the court, for special reasons relating to the offence, thinks fit to order otherwise,
and disposed of as the Director thinks fit.
(2) A person whose property has been forfeit to the Crown under subsection (1) or a person who, immediately before the forfeiture, had a legal or equitable interest in such property may apply to the Director within 30 days after a finding of guilt for the sale of the property so forfeited; and the Director may order the sale to the applicant of the property on payment to the Crown of such amount as the Director thinks appropriate, being an amount not exceeding the estimated market value of the property.
(3) Any forfeiture directed or payment imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other penalty that may be imposed by the court or by this Act.