Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 1998
11Forfeiture of anti‑personnel mines
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11 Forfeiture of anti‑personnel mines
(1) If a court: (a) convicts a person of an offence against this Part; or (b) makes an order under section 19B of the Crimes Act 1914 in respect of a person charged with an offence against this Part; the court may order forfeiture to the Commonwealth of any anti‑personnel mine used or otherwise involved in the commission of the offence. (2) An anti‑personnel mine ordered by a court to be forfeited under this section becomes the property of the Commonwealth and must be destroyed or permanently deactivated unless it becomes the subject of a permission under section 8.