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Confiscation Act 1997
29Contravention of restraining order
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29 Contravention of restraining order
(1) A person who knowingly contravenes a restraining order by disposing of, or otherwise dealing with, an interest in property to which the order applies is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to—
(b) a level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum) or a fine not exceeding the value of the interest (as determined by the court), whichever is greater—
S. 29(2) amended by No. 42/2007 s. 18(Sch. item 9).
(2) If the prescribed particulars referred to in section 28(1) are recorded as required by that section, a person who disposes of, or otherwise deals with, an interest in the property after the recording of those particulars is, for the purposes of subsection (1), to be taken to know of the restraining order.