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PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002 - SECT 322

Appeals

  (1)   A person:

  (a)   against whom a * confiscation order is made; or

  (b)   who has an * interest in property against which a * forfeiture order is made; or

  (c)   who has an interest in property that is declared in an order under section   141, 168 or 179S to satisfy a * pecuniary penalty order, a * literary proceeds order or an * unexplained wealth order;

may appeal against the confiscation order, forfeiture order or order under section   141, 168 or 179S (the targeted order ) in the manner set out in this section.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   the * confiscation order; or

  (b)   the * forfeiture order; or

  (c)   the * pecuniary penalty order or * literary proceeds order to which the order under section   141 or 168 relates;

(the primary order ) was made in relation to a conviction of an offence, the person may appeal against the targeted order in the same manner as if the targeted order were, or were part of, a sentence imposed on the person in respect of the offence.

  (3)   In any other case, the person may appeal against the targeted order in the same manner as if:

  (a)   the person had been convicted of the offence to which the primary order relates; and

  (b)   the targeted order were, or were part of, a sentence imposed on the person in respect of the offence.

  (4)   However, despite subsection   (2) or (3), if the primary order related to a * foreign indictable offence, the person may appeal against the targeted order in the same manner as if:

  (a)   the person had been convicted of the offence in the State or Territory in which the targeted order was made; and

  (b)   the targeted order were, or were part of, a sentence imposed on the person in respect of the offence.

  (4A)   Despite subsections   (2) and (3), in the case of an * unexplained wealth order, or an order under section   179S that relates to an unexplained wealth order, the person may appeal against the targeted order in the same manner as if:

  (a)   the person had been convicted of one of the following:

  (i)   an offence against a law of the Commonwealth;

  (ii)   a * foreign indictable offence;

  (iia)   a * relevant offence of a * participating State;

  (iii)   a * State offence that has a federal aspect;

  (iv)   a * Territory offence; and

  (b)   the targeted order were, or were part of, the sentence imposed on the person in respect of the offence.

  (5)   The * responsible authority for the targeted order:

  (a)   has the same right of appeal against a targeted order as the person referred to in subsection   (1) has under this section; and

  (b)   may appeal against a refusal by a court to make a targeted order in the same manner as if such an order were made and the authority were appealing against that order.

  (6)   On an appeal against a targeted order, the order may be confirmed, discharged or varied.

  (7)   This section does not affect any other right of appeal.



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