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Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003
35Restraining order proceedings—restrictions on
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35 Restraining order proceedings—restrictions on
(1) On application by the DPP, a relevant court hearing an application for
a restraining order may give directions prohibiting or restricting the
publication or disclosure of 1 or more of the following:
(a) the fact that an application for the order, or that a restraining
order, has been made;
(b) the application for the order;
(c) the supporting affidavit for the order and any other affidavit filed
in relation to the application;
(d) any information about the proceeding (whether or not a hearing
has been held);
(e) any evidence given, statement made or thing done during the
proceeding;
(f) any information, document or thing derived from anything
1 that the application for the restraining order and a stated part of the supporting
affidavit not be disclosed to the person against whom the restraining order is
made until the court has decided an application for another restraining order
against someone else’s property
2 that the supporting affidavit must be made available only to the offender’s
lawyer
(2) In deciding whether to give a direction under subsection (1), the court
must have regard to whether the direction—
deciding whether to give a direction under subsection (1).