Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
83IDisposal of seized things
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83I Disposal of seized things
(1) If a person is found guilty by a court of an offence against this Act or the regulations, the court may, in addition to imposing any other penalty, order any thing seized under this Act which relates to that offence to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in the manner specified in the order.
(2) The Magistrates' Court may, on the application of an authorised officer, order that any thing seized under this Act be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, if the Court is satisfied that—
(a) the owner of the thing cannot be found; or
(b) in the case of a pest animal, the person apparently in possession of the animal does not hold a permit under Part 8 to do so.
S. 83J inserted by No. 61/2003 s. 29.