New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STATE RECORDS ACT 1998 - SECT 42

42 Court action to recover estrays

(1) Museums of History NSW can take action in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the State or any public office to recover possession of an estray.

(2) When Museums of History NSW has commenced proceedings to recover possession of an estray, Museums of History NSW may direct any person who has possession of the estray to give possession of the record to Museums of History NSW pending the determination of the proceedings. A person who is given such a direction must comply with it unless the court before which the proceedings are pending otherwise orders.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.