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Confiscation Act 1997
Div 2Forfeiture of unexplained wealth 201
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Division 2—Forfeiture of unexplained wealth 201
40ZA Forfeiture of unexplained wealth—serious criminal activity or property not lawfully acquired 201
40ZAB Property may be forfeited to satisfy unexplained wealth order 202
40ZB Declaration that property has been forfeited 203
40ZC Application for exclusion from unexplained wealth forfeiture 203
40ZD Determination of application for exclusion from unexplained wealth forfeiture 207
Part 5—Effect of forfeiture 208
41 Effect of forfeiture 208
42 Power to discharge mortgage or charge 210
43 Court may give directions 210
44 Disposal of forfeited property 211
44A Certificate of disposal 215
45 Relief from undue hardship 215
45A Relief from automatic forfeiture of property of serious drug offender 216
45B Relief from unexplained wealth forfeiture 219
45BA Relief from debt imposed under unexplained wealth order 220
46 Discharge of forfeiture order 221
47 Discharge of automatic forfeiture in respect of an interest 222
48 Discharge of civil forfeiture order 224
48A Discharge of unexplained wealth forfeiture in respect of an interest 224
Part 6—Exclusion orders 226
49 Application for exclusion from forfeiture order 226
50 Determination of exclusion application—forfeiture order 227
51 Application for exclusion from automatic forfeiture 229
52 Determination of exclusion application—automatic forfeiture 231
53 Application for exclusion from automatic forfeiture of property of serious drug offender 232
54 Determination of application from exclusion from automatic forfeiture of property of serious drug offender 234
Part 7—Return of property 237
55 Application to Minister for return of property or payment of value 237
56 Person with interest in forfeited property may buy back interest 240
57 Buying out other interests in forfeited property 241
Part 8—Pecuniary penalty orders 244
Division 1—Pecuniary penalty orders following conviction 244
58 Application for pecuniary penalty order 244
59 Determination of application for pecuniary penalty order 246
60 Consent orders 247
61 Pecuniary penalty order does not prevent forfeiture 248
62 Discharge of pecuniary penalty order 248
Division 3—General 250
67 Assessment of benefits 250
68 Assessment of benefits in relation to Schedule 2 offences 252
69 Variation of pecuniary penalty order after successful appeal against restitution or compensation order 254
69A Variation of pecuniary penalty order after subsequent forfeiture 255
70 Declaration that property available to satisfy order 256
71 Court may give directions 257
72 Charge on property subject to restraining order or declaration 257
73 Disposal of property obtained to satisfy pecuniary penalty order 260
73A Notice of intention to sell charged land 261
73B Power of sale 262
73C Sale to be treated as sale by mortgagee 263
73D Powers of Registrar of Titles 263
74 Pecuniary penalty order debt due to Crown 263
Part 9—Powers of trustee 264
75 Liability under forfeiture or pecuniary penalty order to be satisfied by trustee 264
76 Provisions concerning the trustee 265
Part 10—Disposal orders 269
77 Application for disposal order 269
78 Disposal orders 271
Part 10A—Property management 273
78A Memorandum of understanding 273
78B Certificate of responsibility and power 274
Part 11—Search warrants 275
79 Search warrants 275
79A Seizure warrants—public places 276
80 Application for warrant 277
80A Warrant may authorise the giving of a direction requiring assistance from person with certain knowledge 278
80B Power to require assistance from person with certain knowledge 281
80C Offence to fail to comply with order requiring assistance 285
81 Warrant may be granted by telephone 286
82 Record of proceedings for warrant 288
83 Notice to occupier of premises entered under search warrant 289
84 Duty to show search warrant 290
84A Duty to show seizure warrant 290
85 Use of force 290
86 Use of assistants to execute warrant 291
87 Application of Magistrates' Court Act 1989 291
88 Expiry of warrant 291
88A Notice of execution of seizure warrant 292
89 Report on execution of warrant etc. 292
90 Absence etc. of magistrate or judge who issued warrant 293
91 Defects in warrants 293
92 Seizure of property under search warrant 294
92A Seizure of digital asset under search warrant 295
93 Embargo notice 296
94 Search of persons under search warrant 297
95 Obstruction or hindrance of person executing search warrant 298
95A Application for property seized under search warrants under other Acts to be held or retained under this Act 298
95B What must be in the application? 299
95C Court may make declaration 300
95D Notice of declaration 300
95E Effect of declaration 301
96 Disposal of livestock or perishable property 301
97 Return of seized property 302
Part 11A—Property management warrants 307
Division 1—Search and inspection warrants 307
97A Application for search and inspection warrant 307
97B Search and inspection warrant 308
97C Record of proceedings for search and inspection warrant 309
97D Announcement before entry 310
97E Copy of search and inspection warrant to be given to occupier 310
97F Use of assistants to execute search and inspection warrant 311
97G Application of Magistrates' Court Act 1989 311
97H Expiry of search and inspection warrant 311
97I Report on execution of warrant etc. 312
97J Copy of inventory to be given 313
97K Defects in search and inspection warrant 313
97L Obstruction or hindrance of person executing search and inspection warrant 313
Division 2—Search and seizure warrants 314
97M Application for search and seizure warrant 314
97N Search and seizure warrant 314
97O Record of proceedings for search and seizure warrant 316
97P Announcement before entry 316
97Q Copy of search and seizure warrant to be given to occupier 316
97R Use of assistants to execute search and seizure warrant 317
97S Application of Magistrates' Court Act 1989 317
97T Expiry of search and seizure warrant 317
97U Report on execution of search and seizure warrant etc. 318
97V Defects in search and seizure warrant 319
97W Obstruction or hindrance of person executing search and seizure warrant 319
Part 12—Examination orders 320
98 Order for examination 320
98A Examination notice 323
99 Examination 323
Part 13—Information gathering powers 326
Division 1—Production orders 326
99A Definition 326
100 Application for production order 326
100A Application for production order—unexplained wealth 327
101 Production orders 329
102 Powers under production orders 333
103 Expiry of production order 334
104 Report on execution of production order etc. 334
105 Absence etc. of magistrate or judge who made production order 335
106 Effect of production orders on proceedings etc. 335
107 Variation of production orders 336
108 Failure to comply with production order 336
Division 2—Search powers 337
109 Application for search warrant for property-tracking documents 337
110 Search warrants 338
111 Expiry of warrant 340
112 Application of Magistrates' Court Act 1989 340
113 Authority conferred by search warrant 340
114 Search for documents with consent 341
Division 3—Monitoring orders 342
115 Application for monitoring order 342
116 Monitoring orders 343
117 Failure to comply with monitoring order 345
118 Existence and operation of monitoring order not to be disclosed 345
Division 3A—Information notices 348
118A Definition 348
118B Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise police to issue information notices 348
118C Who can issue information notices? 348
118D Issuing information notices—authorised police officer 349
118E Issuing information notices—prescribed person 351
118F Information notice to be signed and reasons recorded 353
118G What can an information notice require? 353
118H What must the information notice contain? 355
118I How is an information notice given? 356
118J Offence to fail to comply with information notice 356
118K Offence to disclose existence of information notice 356
118L Immunity from suit 359
118M Giving of information notice to be disregarded for certain purposes 359
Division 3B—Credit information 359
118N Access to and use of information held by credit reporting bodies 359
Division 4—Reports of suspect transactions 361
119 Reports of suspect transactions 361
Division 4A—Sharing of information 364
119A Communication of information between law enforcement agencies 364
Division 5—Interstate offences 365
120 Ministerial arrangements for transmission of documents or information 365
Division 6—Document requests 366
120A Document request relating to maintenance and management of property 366
120AB Document request relating to enforcement of pecuniary penalty order 367
120AC Document request relating to enforcement of unexplained wealth order 367