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Water Management Act 1999
249Recovery of costs
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249 Recovery of costs
(1) On the conviction of a person for an offence under this Division, the court by which he or she is convicted may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, order that that person must pay to the Minister the amount of any expense reasonably incurred by an authorised officer in taking action under section 247(1) .
(2) An amount ordered to be paid to the Minister under subsection (1) is recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Minister by the person against whom the order is made.