Biosecurity Act 2023
207Recovery of costs, expenses and compensation after
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207 Recovery of costs, expenses and compensation after offence proved (1) Subsection (2) applies if, after a court convicts a person or finds a person guilty of an offence against this Act, the Territory incurs costs and expenses related to— (a) managing a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact caused by the commission of the offence; or (b) making good any resulting biosecurity impact. (2) The director-general may recover from the person the amount of the costs and expenses incurred. (3) Subsection (4) applies if, after a court convicts a person or finds a person guilty of an offence against this Act, another person (the injured person)— (a) suffers property loss or damage because of the commission of the offence; or (b) incurs costs and expenses in managing the loss or damage (or attempting to do so). (4) The injured person may recover from the person the amount of the loss or damage or costs and expenses incurred.