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Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003
98GCreation of unexplained wealth charge over restrained
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98G Creation of unexplained wealth charge over restrained
(1) This section applies if, in relation to a person—
(a) a restraining order is made; and
(b) an unexplained wealth order is made.
(2) On the making of the later of the orders, all of the restrained property
is automatically charged to secure the payment to the Territory of the
amount of the unexplained wealth order.
Note 1 An interstate unexplained wealth order is taken to be an unexplained
wealth order under this Act (see s 139).
Note 2 If an unexplained wealth order is over restrained property that may be
recorded in a statutory property register, details of the restraining order
may be recorded in the register under s 50.
(3) If the restraining order is varied after the unexplained wealth order is
made to add more property, the additional property is also
automatically charged to secure payment to the Territory of the
amount of the unexplained wealth order.
(4) A charge on property created by this section (an unexplained wealth
charge)—
(a) is subject to every encumbrance on the property that came into
existence before the charge and that would have priority over
the charge if this subsection had not been enacted; and
(b) has priority over all other encumbrances; and
(c) is a statutory interest of a kind to which the Personal Property
Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth), section 73 (2) applies; and
Division 7A.3 Satisfaction of unexplained wealth order
(d) is not affected by any change in the ownership of the property
unless the change in ownership ends the unexplained wealth
charge under section 98H (c) or (d).