PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 841
Orders about forfeiture that may be made on conviction
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 841
Orders about forfeiture that may be made on conviction
841 Orders about forfeiture that may be made on conviction
(1) If a court
convicts a person for an offence against this Act, it may—
(a) order the
forfeiture to the State of—
(i) anything used to commit the offence; or
(ii) anything else the subject of the offence; and
(b) make any order to
enforce the forfeiture it considers appropriate; and
(c) order the person to
pay the State the amount of costs it incurred for remedial work that was
necessary or desirable because of the commission of the offence.
(2)
Forfeiture of a thing may be ordered—
(a) whether or not it has been seized
under this Act; and
(b) if it has been seized under this Act, whether or not
it has been returned to its owner.
