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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
179TAmounts exceeding the court’s jurisdiction
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#### 179T Amounts exceeding the court’s jurisdiction
(1) If:
(a) a court makes an \*unexplained wealth order of a particular amount; and
(b) the court does not have jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to that amount;
the registrar of the court must issue a certificate containing the particulars specified in the regulations.
(2) The certificate may be registered, in accordance with the regulations, in a court having jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to the amount of the relevant order.
(3) Upon registration in a court, the certificate is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commonwealth.