Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a court:
(a) convicts a person of an offence against this Part; or
(b) makes an order under section 19B of the Crimes Act 1914 in respect of a person charged with an offence against this Part;
the court may order forfeiture to the Commonwealth of any anti - personnel mine used or otherwise involved in the commission of the offence.
(2) An anti - personnel mine ordered by a court to be forfeited under this section becomes the property of the Commonwealth and must be destroyed or permanently deactivated unless it becomes the subject of a permission under section 8.