Tasmanian Numbered Acts Tasmanian Numbered Acts39. Recovery of costs from convicted person
(1) A court that convicts a person of an offence following action taken by an authorised officer under section 14 or 16 may, on application by or on behalf of the authorised officer, order that, in addition to any other penalty, the defendant must pay any costs that were reasonably incurred in taking that action and are directly related to the investigation of the offence.
(2) The costs
referred to in subsection (1) include costs for testing, transporting,
storing and disposing of the dangerous goods and other evidence.