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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Proclamation (30/10/2002)

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This proclamation brings the main parts of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 into force on 1 January 2003, activating sections 3–338 so Commonwealth authorities can seize and pursue unexplained or criminally derived assets. Signed by the Governor‑General on 30 October 2002 under subsection 2(1), it converts the Act’s powers from paper into operational law.

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Proclamation

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, fix 1 January 2003 as the day on which sections 3 to 338 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 30 October 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

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