Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 No. 5 of 1984 - SECT 38

38. (1) Where a court-

   (a)  orders a person to pay a pecuniary penalty under section 34 in respect
        of a contravention by the person of a relevant provision of this Act;

   (b)  convicts a person of an offence against this Act; or

   (c)  makes an order under section 19B of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to
        an offence against this Act, the court may order the forfeiture to the
        Commonwealth of any article used or otherwise involved in the
        contravention or in the commission of the offence.

(2) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, direct that an article
forfeited under this section be sold or otherwise disposed of upon such
conditions (if any) as are specified in the instrument of direction and,
pending his direction, the article shall be kept in such custody as he
directs.