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Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003
116Order for sale of jointly owned property
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116 Order for sale of jointly owned property
(1) An interested person may apply to a relevant court for an order for
the sale under a trust for sale of jointly owned property to which this
division applies.
Note A trust for sale allows property to be sold over the objections of a person.
(2) The court may order the sale of the property under a trust for sale if
satisfied that the sale of the property—
(a) is the most practical way of ensuring a reasonable price for the
property or a joint owner’s interest in the property; or
(b) is just and equitable in all the circumstances.
(3) The court may give the trustees any directions about the property, its
sale and the proceeds of the sale that the court considers appropriate.
1 a direction that the trustees obtain a valuation of the property from a qualified
valuer before the sale
2 a direction that the property must only be sold by auction
3 a direction fixing the reserve price for the sale of the property at auction
4 if a joint owner is allowed to buy the property, a direction that the joint owner
may set off against the purchase price any share of that person in the proceeds
of the sale
(4) A joint owner of the property may buy the property only if a direction
of the court allows the person to buy the property.
(5) On application by the purchaser of the property, a person responsible
for a statutory property register must make the entries in the register
that are necessary or desirable to give effect to the sale of the property
in accordance with the court order (and any directions of the court).