sec.157When court may give leave for s 156

### sec.157 When court may give leave for s 156 The court may give leave to apply for an innocent interest exclusion order after the end of the 6 months mentioned in section 156 (2) (a) if it is satisfied the delay in applying was not because of the applicant’s neglect. Also, the court may give a person mentioned in section 156 (2) (b) leave to apply for an innocent interest exclusion order only if it is satisfied there are special grounds, including, for example— for a good reason, the person did not attend the hearing of the application for the forfeiture order even though the person had notice of it; or particular evidence proposed to be presented by the person in the application was not available to the person when the application for the forfeiture order was heard. (sec.157-ssec.1) The court may give leave to apply for an innocent interest exclusion order after the end of the 6 months mentioned in section 156 (2) (a) if it is satisfied the delay in applying was not because of the applicant’s neglect. (sec.157-ssec.2) Also, the court may give a person mentioned in section 156 (2) (b) leave to apply for an innocent interest exclusion order only if it is satisfied there are special grounds, including, for example— for a good reason, the person did not attend the hearing of the application for the forfeiture order even though the person had notice of it; or particular evidence proposed to be presented by the person in the application was not available to the person when the application for the forfeiture order was heard. - (a) for a good reason, the person did not attend the hearing of the application for the forfeiture order even though the person had notice of it; or - (b) particular evidence proposed to be presented by the person in the application was not available to the person when the application for the forfeiture order was heard.