Removal of Fortifications Act 2017
5Constructing or installing fortification on certain premises
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5 Constructing or installing fortification on certain premises
(1) A person must not construct or install a fortification on premises that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, are being used, or are likely to be used –
(a) for or in connection with the commission of a specified offence; or
(b) to conceal evidence of a specified offence; or
(c) to keep the proceeds of a specified offence.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year, or both; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 300 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person proves that he or she constructed or installed the fortification before the commencement of this Act.