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.