Part 6Administrative provisions
Administrative powers
117Expenses and compensation
All costs and expenses attendant upon the custody and disposal of goods seized under section 116 and forfeited to the Crown shall be borne by the owner or any other person in possession of the goods immediately before seizure; and shall be recoverable from that person as a debt due to the Crown.
If satisfied that the person in possession of any goods seized under section 116 was not aware that they were unauthorised goods, the Director-General may, at the Director-General's absolute discretion waive or reduce the amount otherwise recoverable in respect of those goods under subsection (1).