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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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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.