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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
36ZCForfeiture to Crown
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#### 36ZC Forfeiture to Crown
36ZC Forfeiture to Crown
> > (1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Part—
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> > > (a) any money or thing that is kept or used in connection with, or that relates to, any activity prohibited by or under this Act, that is seized in relation to the offence, and
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> > > (b) any documents or other records, including any computer records, devices or programs, that are kept or used in connection with, or that relate to, any activity prohibited under this Act and that are seized in relation to the offence, and
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> > > (c) any firearm or prohibited weapon that is seized on the premises connected with an offence under any other Act,
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> > is or are forfeited to the Crown.
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> > (2) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Part, the court may order the forfeiture to the Crown of any money or thing, and any such documents or other records in the person’s possession at the time of the offence if the court is satisfied that the prohibited drug, or such thing, were used by the person for or in connection with the commission of the offence.
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> > (3) A police officer may seize and carry away any thing that may reasonably be suspected to be liable to forfeiture under this section.
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> **s 36ZC:** Ins 2002 No 103, Sch 4.25 \[2\].