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Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003
98DUnexplained wealth orders—making
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98D Unexplained wealth orders—making
(1) On application under section 98B, the relevant court must make an
unexplained wealth order against a person if the court is not satisfied
that the whole or any part of the person’s wealth was not derived from
(2) However, the court may refuse to make an unexplained wealth order
or may reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable as
assessed, if the court, having regard to the purposes of this Act, thinks
it is in the public interest to do so.
(3) A decision of the court to refuse to make an unexplained wealth order
or to reduce an amount that would otherwise be payable as assessed
is not in the public interest if based only on 1 or more of the following:
(a) a specific serious offence has not been particularised or proved
to be associated with the person’s unexplained wealth;
(b) the person or the person’s dependants will not have the same
standard of living as a result of the order or reduction.
(4) For subsection (1), wealth may be derived before the commencement
of this section.
(5) In making an unexplained wealth order, the relevant court must not
order the person to pay the Territory an amount that is more than the
person’s unexplained wealth assessed under section 98E.