7CMeaning of *serious criminal activity*

7C Meaning of *serious criminal activity*

For the purposes of this Act, serious criminal activity means—

(a) an act or omission or a course of conduct done or occurring in Victoria that constitutes one or more of the following—

(i) a Schedule 2 offence;

S. 7C(a)(ii) amended by Nos 47/2016 s. 35(1), 7/2022 s. 63.

(ii) any other offence that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of 5 years or more and involves theft, fraud, obtaining financial benefit from the crime of another, money laundering, extortion, violence, bribery, corruption, harbouring criminals, blackmail, obtaining or offering a secret commission, perverting the course of justice, tax or revenue evasion, illegal gambling, commercial sexual services within the meaning of the Crimes Act 1958, production or distribution of child abuse material, drug cultivation, drug trafficking, forgery or homicide;

S. 7C(a)(iia) inserted by No. 42/2015 s. 24, amended by No. 47/2016 s. 35(2).

(iia) an offence against section 51E(1), 51F(1) or 51I(1) of the Crimes Act 1958;

(iii) an offence against section 7C, 59, 93, 94 or 96 of the Firearms Act 1996;

(iv) an offence against section 195 of the Crimes Act 1958;

(v) an offence of attempting to commit, or of conspiracy or incitement to commit, any offence referred to in the above paragraphs;

(vi) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth punishable by a term of imprisonment of 5 years or more that involves anything referred to in subparagraph (ii); or

(b) an act or omission or a course of conduct done or occurring in another jurisdiction that—

(i) constitutes an offence in that other jurisdiction; and

(ii) if done or occurring in Victoria, would constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a).

S. 8
amended by No. 43/1998
s. 8.