Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act; and
(b) the chief executive applies to the court for an order against the person for the payment of the costs the chief executive has incurred in taking a thing, conducting an analysis or doing something else during the investigation of the offence; and
(c) the court finds the chief executive has reasonably incurred the costs.
(2) The court may order the person to pay the chief executive 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.