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PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002 No. 85, 2002 - SECT 45

Cessation of restraining orders

Effect on restraining orders of withdrawal of charges, acquittals etc.

(1) A * restraining order that relates to one or more offences ceases to be in force 28 days after one of the following occurs:

(a)
the charge, or all of the charges, that relate to the restraining order are withdrawn;

(b)
the * suspect is acquitted of the offence, or all of the offences, with which he or she was charged;

(c)
the suspect's conviction for the offence, or all of the offences, of which he or she was convicted are * quashed;

unless:

(d)
there is a * confiscation order that relates to the offence; or

(e)
there is an application for such a confiscation order before the court; or

(f)
there is an application under:

(i)
Division 6 of Part 2-2; or
(ii)
Division 4 of Part 2-3; or
(iii)
Division 5 of Part 2-4 or 2-5;
for confirmation of a forfeiture, or a confiscation order, that relates to the offence; or

(g)
the suspect is charged with a * related offence.

Restraining orders if there is no conviction etc.

(2) A * restraining order ceases to be in force if, within 28 days after the order was made:

(a)
the * suspect has not been convicted of, or charged with, the offence, or at least one offence, to which the restraining order relates; and

(b)
there is no * confiscation order or application for a confiscation order that relates to the offence .

Restraining orders and forfeiture orders etc.

(3) A * restraining order ceases to be in force in respect of property covered by the restraining order if:

(a)
either:

(i)
the court refuses an application for a * forfeiture order that would have covered the property; or
(ii)
the court excludes the property from a forfeiture order; or
(iii)
a forfeiture order that covers the property is discharged or ceases to have effect; or
(iv)
the court excludes the property under section 94 from forfeiture under Part 2-3; and
(b)
in the case of a refusal of an application for a * forfeiture order:

(i)
the time for an appeal against the refusal has expired without an appeal being lodged; or
(ii)
an appeal against the refusal has lapsed; or
(iii)
an appeal against the refusal has been dismissed and finally disposed of; and
(c)
no application for another * confiscation order relating to:

(i)
an offence to which the restraining order relates; or
(ii)
a * related offence;
is yet to be determined; and

(d)
no other confiscation order relating to such an offence is in force.

(4) A * restraining order ceases to be in force to the extent that property that it covers vests absolutely in the Commonwealth under Division 4 of Part 2-2 or Division 1 of Part 2-3.

Restraining orders, pecuniary penalty orders and literary proceeds orders

(5) A * restraining order that relates to one or more offences ceases to be in force in respect of property covered by the restraining order if:

(a)
a * pecuniary penalty order or a * literary proceeds order relates to that offence or those offences; and

(b)
one or more of the following occurs:

(i)
the pecuniary penalty order or the literary proceeds order is satisfied;
(ii)
the property is sold or disposed of to satisfy the pecuniary penalty order or literary proceeds order;
(iii)
the pecuniary penalty order or the literary proceeds order is discharged or ceases to have effect.

Restraining orders and instruments owned by third parties

(6) Despite subsection (1), if:

(a)
a * restraining order covers property of a person who is not a * suspect; and

(b)
the property is an * instrument of an offence to which the order relates; and

(c)
the property is not * proceeds of such an offence; and

(ca)
the property is not an instrument of a * terrorism offence to which the order relates; and

(d)
the property is not subject to the * effective control of another person who is a suspect in relation to the order;

the restraining order ceases to be in force in respect of that property if the suspect has not been charged with the offence or a * related offence within 28 days after the restraining order is made.



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