NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 172
Disposal of wildlife etc. not owned by State
NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 172
Disposal of wildlife etc. not owned by State
172 Disposal of wildlife etc. not owned by State
(1) If a person is convicted of an offence against this Act, any wildlife in
relation to which the offence was committed that is not already the property
of the State—
(a) is forfeited to the State; and
(b) must be disposed of in
such a way as the chief executive directs.
(2) If—
(a) a person is
convicted of an offence against this Act; and
(b) a direction is not given
under section 171for the disposal of any cultural or natural resource in
relation to which the offence was committed;
the court may make such order, as
it considers appropriate, for the disposal of the cultural or natural
resource.
(3) Forfeiture of wildlife under subsection (1) (a) does not confer
a right to compensation on any person.
(4) Subject to subsection (5) , if a
person is convicted of an offence against this Act, the court may order that
anything in relation to which the offence was committed that has been seized
be forfeited to the State.