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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.118Additional orders that may be made on conviction
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### sec.118 Additional orders that may be made on conviction
If a court convicts a person for an offence against this Act, it may—
order the forfeiture to the State of—
anything used to commit the offence; or
anything else the subject of the offence; and
make any order to enforce the forfeiture it considers appropriate; and
order the person to pay the State the amount of costs it incurred for remedial work that was necessary or desirable because of the commission of the offence.
For the power of an authorised person to ensure compliance, see section 80L .
Forfeiture of a thing may be ordered—
whether or not it has been seized under this Act; and
if it has been seized under this Act, whether or not it has been returned to its owner.
In this section—
conviction includes a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
s 118 prev s 118 ins 1995 No. 22 s 14
om 2003 No. 29 s 379
pres s 118 ins 2004 No. 26 s 61
amd 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1
(sec.118-ssec.1) If a court convicts a person for an offence against this Act, it may— order the forfeiture to the State of— anything used to commit the offence; or anything else the subject of the offence; and make any order to enforce the forfeiture it considers appropriate; and order the person to pay the State the amount of costs it incurred for remedial work that was necessary or desirable because of the commission of the offence. For the power of an authorised person to ensure compliance, see section 80L .
(sec.118-ssec.2) Forfeiture of a thing may be ordered— whether or not it has been seized under this Act; and if it has been seized under this Act, whether or not it has been returned to its owner.
(sec.118-ssec.3) In this section— conviction includes a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
- (a) order the forfeiture to the State of— (i) anything used to commit the offence; or (ii) anything else the subject of the offence; and
- (i) anything used to commit the offence; or
- (ii) anything else the subject of the offence; and
- (b) make any order to enforce the forfeiture it considers appropriate; and
- (c) order the person to pay the State the amount of costs it incurred for remedial work that was necessary or desirable because of the commission of the offence.
- (i) anything used to commit the offence; or
- (ii) anything else the subject of the offence; and
- (a) whether or not it has been seized under this Act; and
- (b) if it has been seized under this Act, whether or not it has been returned to its owner.