Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An applicant for a * compensation order must give written notice to the * responsible authority of both the application and the grounds on which the order is sought.
Note: The responsible authority in relation to an application for a compensation order is the authority responsible for the forfeiture order or forfeiture application referred to in section 77 (making compensation orders).
(2) The * responsible authority may appear and adduce evidence at the hearing of the application.
(3) The * responsible authority must give the applicant notice of any grounds on which it proposes to contest the application. However, the authority need not do so until it has had a reasonable opportunity to conduct * examinations in relation to the application.