Order for possession
179Q Order for possession
The court may, on the application of a lessor that is entitled to take possession of goods hired under a consumer lease, order a person who has possession of the goods to deliver them to the lessor:
at a specified time or place; or
within a specified period.
The court may, on the application of a lessor or other person required to deliver goods to a lessor, by order vary the place at which or time or period within which goods must be delivered to the lessor.
A person who contravenes an order under this section commits an offence.
Criminal penalty: 30 penalty units.
Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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