Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Summary Offences Act 1966 - SECT 34

Retaining or disposing of property as workmen etc.

34. Retaining or disposing of property as workmen etc.



(1) Any artificer workman journeyman apprentice or other person who unlawfully
disposes of or retains in his possession without the consent of the person by
whom he is hired retained or employed any goods wares work or materials
committed to his care or charge (the value of such goods wares work or
materials being not more than $100) or any person who receives any of the same
knowing them to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained shall be guilty of an
offence.

Penalty: For a first offence-5 penalty units or imprisonment for three months;
For a second or subsequent offence-10 penalty units or imprisonment for six
months.

(2) If any person to whom any property is offered to be sold pawned or
delivered has reasonable cause to suspect that an offence referred to in the
last preceding subsection has been committed in respect of the property, he
may arrest without a warrant and with all convenient speed take before a bail
justice or the Magistrates' Court the person offering the property together
with the property to be dealt with according to law; and in every such case
the stolen property shall by order of the court by which the case is heard and
determined be delivered over to the rightful owner, if known, or if the
rightful owner is not known shall be sold and the proceeds of the sale shall
be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Fund.



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