(1) A court that made a * forfeiture order, or that is hearing, or is to hear,
an application (a forfeiture application ) for a forfeiture order, must make
an order excluding property from forfeiture (an exclusion order ) if:
- (a)
- a
person applies for the exclusion order; and
- (b)
- the forfeiture order, or the forfeiture application, specifies the
applicant's property; and
- (c)
- if the forfeiture order was (or the forfeiture order applied for would be)
made under section 47 or 49 and the applicant is the person on whose
commission of an offence the order was (or would be) basedthe court is
satisfied that the property to be specified in the exclusion order is neither:
- (i)
- * proceeds of * unlawful activity; nor
- (ii)
- if an offence on which the order is (or would be) based is a *
terrorism offencean * instrument of any terrorism offence; and
- (d)
- if the forfeiture order was (or the forfeiture order applied for would be)
made under section 47 or 49 and the applicant is not the person on whose
commission of an offence the order was (or would be) basedthe court is
satisfied that:
- (i)
- the applicant was not, in any way, involved in the commission of any of
the offences to which the forfeiture order or forfeiture application relates;
and
- (ii)
- the property to be specified in the exclusion order is not proceeds of
unlawful activity; and
- (iii)
- if an offence on which the order is (or would be) based is a terrorism
offencethe property to be specified in the exclusion order is not an
instrument of any terrorism offence; and
- (e)
- if the forfeiture order was (or the forfeiture order applied for would be)
made under section 48the court is satisfied that:
- (i)
- the applicant was not, in any way, involved in the commission of any of
the offences to which the forfeiture order or forfeiture application relates;
and
- (ii)
- the property to be specified in the exclusion order is neither proceeds
nor an * instrument of any of those offences.
(2) An * exclusion order must:
- (a)
- specify the nature, extent and value (at
the time of making the order) of the property concerned; and
- (b)
- direct that the property be excluded from the operation of the relevant *
forfeiture order; and
- (c)
- if the property has vested (in law or equity) in the Commonwealth under
this Part and is yet to be disposed ofdirect the Commonwealth to
transfer the property to the applicant; and
- (d)
- if the property has vested (in law or equity) in the Commonwealth under
this Part and has been disposed ofdirect the Commonwealth to pay the
applicant an amount equal to the value specified under paragraph (a).