Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993
152Wealth forfeiture orders
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152 Wealth forfeiture orders
[Section 152 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014]
(1) The DPP may apply to the Supreme Court for a wealth forfeiture order to be made in respect of property that –
(a) is restrained property; or
(b) subject to section 149 , is specified in a forfeitable property declaration.
(2) On hearing an application under subsection (1) or section 157(1)(b) , the Supreme Court may make an order declaring that property specified in the order is forfeit to the State.
(3) The Supreme Court may only make an order under subsection (2) in relation to property if satisfied that the forfeiture of the property to the State is necessary to satisfy an unexplained wealth declaration.