TASIn ForceAct
Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993
151Forfeitable property declarations
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 151
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993.
### 151 Forfeitable property declarations
> [*\[Section 151 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-060#GS12@EN)
>
> > (1) On hearing an application under [section 150](#GS150@EN) or [157(1)(a)](#GS157@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the Supreme Court may make a forfeitable property declaration in respect of property specified in the application.
>
> > (2) The Supreme Court may only make a forfeitable property declaration in relation to property if satisfied that it is more likely than not that –
> >
> > > > (a) the respondent to an unexplained wealth declaration effectively controlled all or part of the property at the time that the application was made under [Division 5](#HP9@HD5@EN) for the unexplained wealth declaration made against the respondent; or
> > >
> > > > (b) before an application was made under [Division 5](#HP9@HD5@EN) for an unexplained wealth declaration against the respondent, the respondent to the unexplained wealth declaration –
> > > >
> > > > > > (i) owned or effectively controlled the property; and
> > > > >
> > > > > > (ii) gave the property away.
>
> > (3) For the purposes of making a forfeitable property declaration under [subsection (2)](#GS151@Gs2@EN) , the Supreme Court may presume the property specified in the application for the declaration was –
> >
> > > > (a) at the relevant time, effectively controlled by the respondent to the relevant unexplained wealth declaration; or
> > >
> > > > (b) before the relevant time, given away by the respondent to the relevant unexplained wealth declaration –
> >
> > unless the respondent, or another person, proves otherwise.
>
> > (4) A forfeitable property declaration enables the Supreme Court to make a wealth forfeiture order in respect of the property specified in the forfeitable property declaration.
>
> > (5) If the Supreme Court makes a forfeitable property declaration under this section, it may make any necessary or convenient ancillary orders.