24Contravening a removal notice is an offence

24 Contravening a removal notice is an offence

(1)  A person who is served with a removal notice must not contravene that notice without reasonable excuse.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and a further fine not exceeding 2.5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

(2)  A court that convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1) , in addition to any penalty it imposes under that subsection –

(a) must order that person to pay to the Crown such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any financial assistance that has been paid to that person under section 22 ; and

(b) may order that person to pay to the Crown such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any unrecovered costs incurred by the Crown as a result of the contravention of the notice.