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Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993
122Service of wealth-restraining orders
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### 122 Service of wealth-restraining orders
> [*\[Section 122 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-060#GS12@EN)
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> > (1) As soon as practicable after a wealth-restraining order is made, the DPP must arrange for a copy of the wealth-restraining order and a notice that complies with [subsection (2)](#GS122@Gs2@EN) to be served personally on each of the following persons:
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> > > > (a) the person named in the wealth-restraining order;
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> > > > (b) if, under the authority of the wealth-restraining order, property is, or has been, taken from a person or is in the custody of a person, that person;
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> > > > (c) any person known to the DPP at the time the wealth-restraining order was made who has, may have or claims to have an interest in property affected by the wealth-restraining order.
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> > (2) The notice referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS122@Gs1@EN) must –
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> > > > (a) summarise the effect of the wealth-restraining order, including the period for which it applies; and
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> > > > (b) advise the person on whom the wealth-restraining order and the notice are served –
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> > > > > > (i) that the property affected by the wealth-restraining order may be forfeited under this Part; and
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> > > > > > (ii) that, within 28 days after being served with the copy of the wealth-restraining order, the person may file in the Supreme Court an objection to the restraint of the property; and
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> > > > > > (iii) that the person is required to make and lodge a statutory declaration in accordance with [section 123](#GS123@EN) .
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> > (3) If, as a result of a statutory declaration made in accordance with [section 123](#GS123@EN) , the DPP becomes aware of another person who has, may have or claims to have an interest in the property affected by the wealth-restraining order, the DPP must arrange for personal service of a copy of the wealth-restraining order and notice, in accordance with [subsection (2)](#GS122@Gs2@EN) , on that other person as soon as practicable.
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> > (4) [Subsections (1)](#GS122@Gs1@EN) and [(3)](#GS122@Gs3@EN) do not prevent the DPP from serving, at any time, a copy of the wealth-restraining order and a notice on any other person of whom the DPP becomes aware who has, may have or claims to have an interest in the property.
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> > (5) The DPP must ensure that –
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> > > > (a) an affidavit of service is endorsed on a copy of each copy of the wealth-restraining order that is served; and
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> > > > (b) each endorsed copy is filed in the registry of the Supreme Court.