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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 - SECT 25A

Advertising a reward for the return of stolen property etc.

25A Advertising a reward for the return of stolen property etc.

(1) A person must not—
(a) unlawfully offer a reward for the return of stolen or lost property; or
(b) unlawfully print or publish an offer of a reward for the return of stolen or lost property.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—2 penalty units.
(2) A person unlawfully offers a reward for the return of stolen or lost property if the person offering the reward makes the offer publicly and—
(a) indicates in the offer that no questions will be asked, or that the person producing the property will not be seized or molested; or
(b) offers to return to any person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan on stolen or lost property the money paid or advanced, or to give to the person any other sum of money or reward, for the return of the property.
(3) A person unlawfully prints or publishes an offer of a reward for the return of stolen or lost property if the person publicly prints or publishes an offer of a reward that—
(a) indicates in the offer that no questions will be asked, or that the person producing the property will not be seized or molested; or
(b) offers to return to any person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan on stolen or lost property the money paid or advanced, or to give to the person any other sum of money or reward, for the return of the property.



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