Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BOUNTY (COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES) AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1985 No. 182 of 1985 - SECT 10

10. (1) After section 19 of the Principal Act the following sections and
heading are inserted: Time for prosecutions

"19A. Notwithstanding anything in any other law, proceedings for an offence
against this Act may be instituted within the period of 3 years after the
commission of the offence. Recovery of bounty on conviction

"19B. (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence against sub-section 14K
(1) or 19 (2) or (3), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty under
the sub-section, order the person to refund to the Commonwealth the amount of
any bounty wrongfully obtained by the person.

"(2) Where -

   (a)  a court makes an order under sub-section (1) ordering a person to
        refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any bounty; and

   (b)  the court has civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount, the
        order is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court
        in favour of the Commonwealth.

"(3) Where -

   (a)  a court makes an order under sub-section (1) ordering a person to
        refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any bounty; and

   (b)  the court -

        (i)    does not have civil jurisdiction; or

        (ii)   has civil jurisdiction, but does not have civil jurisdiction to
               the extent of the amount, the proper officer of the court shall
               issue to the Comptroller-General a certificate in the
               prescribed form containing the prescribed particulars.

"(4) The certificate may, in the prescribed manner and subject to the
prescribed conditions (if any), be registered in a court having civil
jurisdiction to the extent of the amount ordered to be refunded to the
Commonwealth.

"(5) Upon registration under sub-section (4), the certificate is enforceable
in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the
Commonwealth.

"(6) The costs of registration of the certificate and other proceedings under
this section shall, subject to the prescribed conditions (if any), be deemed
to be payable under the certificate.

"(7) In this section, 'bounty' includes an advance on account of bounty under
section 11 or 14G.
                            "PART V - MISCELLANEOUS".


(2) Section 19A of the Principal Act as amended by sub-section (1) does not
apply in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of this Act.