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Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002
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148 Public Trustee common fund
(1) The following are to be paid into a common fund established under
the Public Trustee Act 1979 and maintained by the Public Trustee:
(a) funds that are restrained under this Act and are transferred to
the Public Trustee in accordance with section 107;
(b) income from a business or property managed by the Public
Trustee in accordance with this Act;
(c) the proceeds of sale under section 109 or 112 of restrained
property;
(d) money that, under this Act, is paid to the Territory, recovered
by the Territory or forfeited;
(e) proceeds of the disposal of forfeited property;
(f) income from forfeited property.
(2) Money that has been paid into a common fund in accordance with
subsection (1) may be paid out by the Public Trustee:
(a) to cover any costs of storing, seizing or managing restrained
or forfeited property that are incurred by the Public Trustee or
a person appointed under this Act to manage the property; or
(b) as fees payable to the Public Trustee for the management of
property or performance of functions under this Act; or
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(c) under an order of a court as property released from restraint
or forfeiture; or
(d) to a bona fide mortgagee or encumbrancee of property sold
under this Act; or
(e) if the money is proceeds from the sale of property under a
registered interstate forfeiture order – to the State or Territory
that made the interstate order; or
(f) as a co-owner's share of property forfeited or sold under this
Act; or
(g) in any circumstances provided for by the Public Trustee
Act 1979; or
(h) to the Territory.