(1) Where the proceeds
of the sale of abandoned goods are insufficient to meet the costs of removing,
storing and selling the goods, the park operator may apply to the State
Administrative Tribunal for an order under subsection (2).
(2) The State
Administrative Tribunal may make an order for the payment to the park operator
of an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of the sale and the
reasonable costs of removing, storing and selling the goods if —
(a) the
park operator has obtained a written statement from the Commissioner to the
effect that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, section 48(2) does not
apply to the goods; and
(b) the
tribunal is satisfied that the amount of the costs exceeds the amount of the
proceeds.
(3) The amount
specified in the order is payable to the park operator out of the Rental
Accommodation Fund.