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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.228Procedure and powers for making forfeiture order
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### sec.228 Procedure and powers for making forfeiture order
A forfeiture order may be made on a conviction on the court’s initiative or on an application by the prosecution.
In deciding whether to make a forfeiture order for a thing, the court—
may require notice to be given to anyone the court considers appropriate, including, for example, any person who may have any property in the thing; and
must hear any submissions that any person claiming to have any property in the thing may wish to make.
(sec.228-ssec.1) A forfeiture order may be made on a conviction on the court’s initiative or on an application by the prosecution.
(sec.228-ssec.2) In deciding whether to make a forfeiture order for a thing, the court— may require notice to be given to anyone the court considers appropriate, including, for example, any person who may have any property in the thing; and must hear any submissions that any person claiming to have any property in the thing may wish to make.
- (a) may require notice to be given to anyone the court considers appropriate, including, for example, any person who may have any property in the thing; and
- (b) must hear any submissions that any person claiming to have any property in the thing may wish to make.