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Police Offences Act 1935
43ORecovery of certain costs
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### 43O Recovery of certain costs
> [*\[Section 43O Inserted by No. 32 of 2025, s. 8, Applied:23 Dec 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-12-23/act-2025-032#GS8@EN) A court that convicts a person of a relevant offence may, on an application by the Crown, order that, in addition to any other penalty, the defendant must pay any costs, or part of such costs, that were reasonably incurred in, and directly related to, the investigation of one or more of the following costs:
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> > > (a) testing an explosive device or explosive substance;
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> > > (b) analysing an explosive device or explosive substance;
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> > > (c) storing an explosive device or explosive substance;
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> > > (d) transporting an explosive device or explosive substance;
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> > > (e) destroying, or otherwise disposing of, an explosive device or explosive substance.