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Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989
71AGiving notices to financial institutions
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#### 71A Giving notices to financial institutions
71A Giving notices to financial institutions
> > (1) The Commissioner of Police may give a written notice to a financial institution requiring the institution to provide to an authorised officer information or documents relevant to one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) determining whether an account is or was held by a specified person with the financial institution,
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> > > (b) determining whether a person is or was a signatory to an account,
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> > > (c) if a person holds an account with the institution—the current balance of the account,
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> > > (d) details of transactions involving an account over a specified period of up to 6 months,
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> > > (e) details of all accounts held by a specified person, including the name of each other person who also holds or held the accounts,
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> > > (f) details of all accounts for which a specified person is an authorised signatory,
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> > > (g) a transaction conducted by the financial institution on behalf of a specified person,
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> > > (h) the name of the person who holds a safety deposit box with the financial institution and the dates on which the safety deposit box has been accessed.
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> > (2) The Commissioner of Police must not give the notice unless the Commissioner reasonably believes the notice is required—
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> > > (a) to determine whether to take action under this Act, or
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> > > (b) in relation to proceedings under this Act.
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> **s 71A:** Ins 2022 No 55, Sch 1\[17\].