Confiscation Act 1997
7BMeaning of *derived property*—other cases
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7B Meaning of *derived property*—other cases
(1) In any case other than that referred to in section 7A, derived property means—
(a) property used in, or in connection with, any unlawful activity by—
(i) the accused; or
(ii) the applicant for an exclusion order; or
(b) property derived or realised, or substantially derived or realised, directly or indirectly, from any unlawful activity by—
(i) the accused; or
(ii) the applicant for an exclusion order; or
(c) property derived or realised, or substantially derived or realised, directly or indirectly, from property of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
Property is defined as including any interest in property. See definition in section 3.
S. 7B(2) inserted by No. 27/2016 s. 6.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), property is derived from property of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) if it is, or has been, subject to a mortgage, lien, charge, security or other encumbrance wholly or partly discharged using property of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).
S. 7C inserted by No. 79/2014 s. 7.