Section 54: Forfeiture by court following conviction
This section provides that where a person has been convicted for an offence under any of sections 4 to 9 and 26 of the Act (or an associated secondary offence), the sentencing court must make a forfeiture order in respect of any psychoactive substances relating to the offence and may make one in respect of other items that were used in the commission of the offence (subsections (3) and (4)). The convicted person and any other person who claims ownership of the items are entitled to make representations to the court (subsection (6)), and a forfeiture order does not take effect until the time for lodging an appeal has lapsed or until the outcome of any appeal (subsection (7)). Subsections (8) to (10) enable the court to make supplementary provision to give effect to a forfeiture order.