Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
179REnforcement of an unexplained wealth order
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179R Enforcement of an unexplained wealth order
(1) An amount payable by a person to the Commonwealth under an *unexplained wealth order is a civil debt due by the person to the Commonwealth. (2) An *unexplained wealth order against a person may be enforced as if it were an order made in civil proceedings instituted by the Commonwealth against the person to recover a debt due by the person to the Commonwealth. (3) The debt arising from the order is taken to be a judgment debt. (4) If an *unexplained wealth order is made against a person after the person’s death, this section has effect as if the person had died on the day after the order was made.