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Confiscation Act 1997
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40W Further orders
(1) The court may make any orders in relation to the property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates as it considers just.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may be made—
(a) when the court makes an unexplained wealth restraining order; or
(b) at any later time.
(3) An order under subsection (1) may be made on the application of—
(a) the applicant for the unexplained wealth restraining order; or
(b) a person to whose property the unexplained wealth restraining order relates or who has an interest in that property; or
(c) a trustee, if the unexplained wealth restraining order directed the trustee to take control of property; or
(d) a prescribed person, or a person belonging to a prescribed class of persons; or
(4) Any person referred to in subsection (3) is entitled to appear and to give evidence at the hearing of an application under this section but the absence of that person does not prevent the court from making an order.
(5) The applicant for an order under subsection (1) must give written notice of the application to each other person referred to in subsection (3)(a) to (3)(c) who could have applied for the order.
(6) Examples of the kind of order that the court may make under subsection (1) include the following—
(a) an order varying the property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates;
(b) an order varying any condition to which the unexplained wealth restraining order is subject;
(c) an order providing for the reasonable living expenses and reasonable business expenses of any person referred to in section 40C(4);
(d) an order relating to the carrying out of any undertaking given under section 40C(7) in relation to the unexplained wealth restraining order;
(f) an order directing any person whose property the unexplained wealth restraining order relates to or any other person to furnish to such person as the court directs, within the period specified in the order, a statement, verified by the oath or affirmation of that person, setting out such particulars of the property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates as the court thinks proper;
(g) an order directing any relevant registration authority not to register any instrument affecting property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates while it is in force except in accordance with the order;
S. 40W(6)(h) substituted by No. 26/2024 s. 22(1).
(h) an order directing any of the following to take control of property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates—
(i) a trustee specified in the order;
(ii) a person holding a prescribed position within the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
(iii) any other person specified by the court in the order;
S. 40W(6)(i) amended by No. 26/2024 s. 22(2)(a).
(i) if the unexplained wealth restraining order directed a trustee, a person holding a prescribed position within the Department of Justice and Community Safety or any other person to take control of property—
S. 40W(6)(i)(i) amended by No. 26/2024 s. 22(2)(b).
(i) an order regulating the manner in which the trustee, person holding a prescribed position within the Department of Justice and Community Safety or other person may exercise powers or perform duties under the unexplained wealth restraining order;
(j) an order directing a person to whose property the unexplained wealth restraining order relates or who has an interest in that property to use or manage specified property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates, subject to conditions specified in the order;
(k) an order directing a person prescribed for the purposes of subsection (3)(d), if that person so consents, to do any activity specified in the order that is reasonably necessary for the purpose of managing specified property to which the unexplained wealth restraining order relates.
S. 40X inserted by No. 79/2014 s. 16.