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Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002
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135 Courts' jurisdiction
(1) The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in any proceedings under this
Act.
(2) The Local Court has jurisdiction in any proceedings under this Act
in connection with property if:
(a) the property is not land; and
(b) the value of the property is not more than the jurisdictional
limit of the Local Court.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the Local Court has no jurisdiction in
proceedings for an unexplained wealth declaration or an
examination order.
(4) A declaration, order, finding or decision of a court under this Act in
relation to property is not invalid only because the value of the
property exceeds the maximum permitted to be dealt with by the
court under this section.
(5) This section does not affect the jurisdiction of a court in criminal
proceedings under this Act.