sec.178Order for investigation expenses

### sec.178 Order for investigation expenses This section applies if— a Magistrates Court finds— a defendant guilty of a development offence; and an enforcement authority has reasonably incurred expenses in taking a sample or conducting an inspection, test, measurement or analysis to investigate the offence; and the enforcement authority applies for an order for the payment of the expenses. The court may order the defendant to pay a reasonable amount for the expenses to the enforcement authority if the court considers it would be just to do so in the circumstances. (sec.178-ssec.1) This section applies if— a Magistrates Court finds— a defendant guilty of a development offence; and an enforcement authority has reasonably incurred expenses in taking a sample or conducting an inspection, test, measurement or analysis to investigate the offence; and the enforcement authority applies for an order for the payment of the expenses. (sec.178-ssec.2) The court may order the defendant to pay a reasonable amount for the expenses to the enforcement authority if the court considers it would be just to do so in the circumstances. - (a) a Magistrates Court finds— (i) a defendant guilty of a development offence; and (ii) an enforcement authority has reasonably incurred expenses in taking a sample or conducting an inspection, test, measurement or analysis to investigate the offence; and - (i) a defendant guilty of a development offence; and - (ii) an enforcement authority has reasonably incurred expenses in taking a sample or conducting an inspection, test, measurement or analysis to investigate the offence; and - (b) the enforcement authority applies for an order for the payment of the expenses. - (i) a defendant guilty of a development offence; and - (ii) an enforcement authority has reasonably incurred expenses in taking a sample or conducting an inspection, test, measurement or analysis to investigate the offence; and