431L
In forceRecovery of costs of investigation
Chapter 7General
Part 3AProceedings generally
Division 4Other matters about proceedings
431L Recovery of costs of investigation
(1)
If a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act, the court may order the person to pay the department’s reasonable costs of investigating the offence, including reasonable costs of preparing for the prosecution of the offence.Examples of reasonable costs—
1 obtaining and analysing remotely sensed images
2 costs of travelling for departmental officers and experts
(2)
This section does not limit the orders for costs the court may make.
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