Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002
150Property protected from seizure and forfeiture
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150 Property protected from seizure and forfeiture (1) Property of the following kinds is protected from seizure, the application of a restraining order and forfeiture if it is not crime-used property: (a) family photographs; (b) family portraits; (c) necessary food; (d) necessary clothing. (2) Property of the following kinds is protected from seizure, the application of a restraining order and forfeiture if it is not crime-used property or crime-derived property: (a) ordinary tools of trade;
Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 90 (b) professional instruments; (c) reference books. (3) If the Regulations prescribe an amount for subsection (2), property is protected under that subsection only to the extent that the value of the property does not exceed the prescribed amount. (4) Property that is protected under this section: (a) is not to be seized under this Act or under a warrant under this Act; and (b) is not to be restrained; and (c) is not available for the purpose of satisfying a person's liability under section 72, 80 or 86; and (d) cannot be forfeited under Part 7, Division 3.