South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
section, the costs of an inquiry under this Division are to be paid by the
Commission.
(2) If legal
proceedings are instituted by the Commission under section 407 as a
result of an inquiry under this Division, the Commission may make one or more
of the following orders:
(a) an
order that a specified person pay all or part of the costs of the inquiry;
(b) if
the costs of the inquiry have been paid by the Commission—an order that
a specified person reimburse the Commission;
(c) an
order that a specified person pay or reimburse the Commission in respect of
all or part of the costs of the inquiry.
(3) If the Commission
is of the opinion that all or any part of the costs of an inquiry under this
Division into the affairs of a co-operative should be paid by the
co-operative, the Commission may, by order in writing, direct the co-operative
to pay all or part of the costs of the inquiry.
(4) If a person is
convicted of an offence in proceedings certified by the Commission to be the
result of an inquiry under this Division into the affairs of a co-operative,
the court may, on the application of the Commission made at the time of the
conviction or not more than 14 days later, order the convicted person to pay
to the Crown all or part of the costs of the inquiry.
(5) An order under
this section must state—
(a) the
amount to be paid; and
(b) the
time or times for payment; and
(c) the
manner of payment.
(6) An amount that has
not been paid by a person or co-operative in accordance with an order under
this section may be recovered by the Commission as a debt by action in a court
of competent jurisdiction.