253Recovery from court of competent jurisdiction of costs, expenses and compensation after offence proved

253 Recovery from court of competent jurisdiction of costs, expenses and compensation after offence proved

If, after a court has convicted an offender for an offence under this Act –

(a) the Crown has incurred costs and expenses in connection with –

(i) the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact caused by the commission of the offence; or

(ii) making good any resulting biosecurity impact; or

(b) any person (or the Crown) has, by reason of the commission of the offence, suffered property loss or damage or has incurred costs and expenses in preventing, controlling, mitigating or managing any such loss or damage, or attempting to do so –

the person or Crown may recover from the offender the reasonable costs and expenses incurred, or the amount of the loss or damage, in any court of competent jurisdiction.