Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
213Giving notices to financial institutions
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213 Giving notices to financial institutions
(1) An officer specified in subsection (3) may give a written notice to a *financial institution requiring the institution to provide to an *authorised officer any information or documents relevant to any one or more of the following: (a) determining whether an *account is or was held by a specified person with the financial institution; (b) determining whether a particular person is or was a signatory to an account; (c) if a person holds an account with the institution, the current balance of the account; (d) details of transactions on an account over a specified period of up to 6 months; (e) details of any related accounts (including names of those who hold or held those accounts); (ea) determining whether a *stored value card was issued to a specified person by a financial institution; (eb) details of transactions made using such a card over a specified period of up to 6 months; (f) a transaction conducted by the financial institution on behalf of a specified person. (2) The officer must not issue the notice unless the officer reasonably believes that giving the notice is required: (a) to determine whether to take any action under this Act; or (b) in relation to proceedings under this Act. (3) The officers who may give a notice to a *financial institution are: (a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or (b) a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or (c) a senior executive AFP employee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979) who is a member of the Australian Federal Police and who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the purposes of this section; or (ca) the National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner (within the meaning of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2022); or (d) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; or (e) an examiner (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002); or (f) the Commissioner of Taxation; or (g) the *Comptroller‑General of Customs; or (h) the Chairperson of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.