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Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002
sec.161Definitions for pt 5
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### sec.161 Definitions for pt 5
In this part—
forfeiture period , for a prescribed respondent, means the later of—
a period of 6 months starting on the day of the prescribed respondent’s conviction of a serious criminal offence; or
the 6 months mentioned in paragraph (a) as extended under section 163 ; or
if the prescribed respondent appeals against the conviction and the appeal is not decided within the 6 months after conviction, the period ending when the appeal is finally decided.
prescribed respondent means a person who is treated as if convicted of a serious criminal offence, other than because the person is unamenable to justice.
- (a) a period of 6 months starting on the day of the prescribed respondent’s conviction of a serious criminal offence; or
- (b) the 6 months mentioned in paragraph (a) as extended under section 163 ; or
- (c) if the prescribed respondent appeals against the conviction and the appeal is not decided within the 6 months after conviction, the period ending when the appeal is finally decided.