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Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002
44Restraining orders in relation to property of named persons
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44 Restraining orders in relation to property of named persons
(1) The Supreme Court may, on application by the DPP, make a
restraining order in relation to the property of a person named in the
application if:
(a) the person has been charged, or it is intended that within
21 days after the application the person will be charged, with
an offence that, if the person is convicted of the offence, could
lead to the person being declared to be a drug trafficker under
section 36A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990; or
(b) an application has been made, or it is intended that within
21 days after the application for the restraining order an
application will be made, for one or more of the following in
relation to the person:
(i) a production order;
(ii) an unexplained wealth declaration;
(iii) a criminal benefit declaration;
(iv) a crime-used property substitution declaration; or
(c) an order or declaration mentioned in paragraph (b) has been
made in relation to the person.
(2) A restraining order under this section can apply to:
(a) all or any property that is owned or effectively controlled by the
person at the time of the application for the restraining order,
whether or not any of the property is described or identified in
the application; and
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(b) all property acquired:
(i) by the person; or
(ii) by another person at the request or direction of the
person named in the application for the restraining order;
after the restraining order is issued.
(3) The court must not refuse to make a restraining order under
subsection (1)(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv) only because the value of the
property subject to the restraining order exceeds, or could exceed,
the amount that the person could be liable to pay to the Territory if
the relevant declaration is made.