Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 443

443 Recovery of costs of investigation

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act; and

(b) the State or a local government applies to the court for an order against the person for the payment of the costs the State or the local government has incurred in taking a thing or doing something else during the investigation of the offence; and

(c) the court finds the State or local government has reasonably incurred the costs.

(2) The court may order the person to pay the State or local government an amount equal to the costs if it is satisfied it would be just to make the order in the circumstances of the particular case.

(3) This section does not limit the court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or another law.