Criminal Code
640Receiving property directly derived from drug offence
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640 Receiving property directly derived from drug offence (1) A person commits an offence if the person receives property— (a) knowing that the property is directly derived from a drug offence committed by someone else; and (b) without any legal entitlement to the property. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 7 years, 700 penalty units or (2) For this section, property to which a person is legally entitled— (a) includes property received under a will or as a reasonable payment for the legal supply of goods and services received or in repayment of a lawful debt; but (b) does not include property received completely or partly as a gift.