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Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989
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#### 3 Principal objects
3 Principal objects
> The principal objects of this Act are—
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> > (a) to deprive persons of the proceeds of, and benefits derived from, the commission of offences against certain laws of the State, and
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> > (b) to provide for the forfeiture of property used in or in connection with the commission of such offences or substitutable tainted property, and
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> > (c) to enable law enforcement authorities effectively to trace such proceeds, benefits and property, and
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> > (d) to provide for the enforcement in the State of forfeiture orders, pecuniary penalty orders and restraining orders made in respect of offences against the laws of other States.
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> **s 3:** Am 2016 No 16, Sch 1 \[1\].