Confiscation Act 1997
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120C Offences 368
120CA Offence to disclose existence of document request 369
120D Requested documents to be provided—Court order 371
120E Return of documents 371
Part 15—Interstate orders and warrants 373
124 Definition 373
125 Registration of interstate orders 373
126 Effect of registration 374
127 Duration of registration 375
128 Cancellation of registration 375
129 Charge on property subject to registered interstate restraining order 376
130 Trustee may act as agent 376
131 Interstate orders and search warrants 377
Part 16—Miscellaneous 379
132 Standard of proof 379
133 Nature of proceedings 379
133A Costs 379
134 Crime Prevention and Victims' Aid Fund 382
134A Payment of money realised into Consolidated Fund 383
134B Payment to other jurisdictions under equitable sharing program 383
135 Conversion costs 385
136 Duty not payable 385
137 Service of documents 385
138 Maximum fine for body corporate 388
139 Law enforcement agency to provide information to Minister 388
139A Reports to the Minister 388
140 Secrecy 390
141 Court may hear applications at same time 391
141A Arrangements to avoid operation of Act 392
142 Appeals 394
143 Provision of legal aid 397
143A Delegation 399
144 Operation of other laws not affected 399
144A Validation 399
145 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 400
146 Regulations 400
147 Rules of court 401
148 Review of introduction of new unexplained wealth pathway by Confiscation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth) Act 2024 401
Part 18—Consequential amendments and transitional provisions 403
157 Transitional provisions—Enactment of Confiscation Act 1997 403
158 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—definition of tainted property transitional provision 407
159 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—declaration of property interests transitional provision 407
160 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—freezing orders transitional provision 407
161 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—tainted property substitution declaration transitional provisions 407
162 Confiscation (Amendment) Act 2003—disposal orders transitional provision 408