Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
16Concealing, &c., property derived from drug offence
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16 Concealing, &c., property derived from drug offence
A person who knows that any property is directly or indirectly derived from a drug offence must not –
(a) conceal the property; or
(b) transfer the property; or
(c) convert the property; or
(d) remove the property from Tasmania –
with the intention of evading or helping another person evade –
(e) prosecution for a drug offence; or
(f) the imposition or enforcement of a pecuniary penalty for a drug offence; or
(g) the making or enforcement of an order for the confiscation or forfeiture of the property or any part of it.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.