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CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 15

Purposes for which a restraining order may be made

S. 15(1) amended by No. 42/2007 s. 18(Sch. item 3).

    (1)     A restraining order may be made to preserve property or an interest in property in order that the property or interest will be available for any one or more of the following purposes—

        (a)     to satisfy any forfeiture order that may be made under Division 1 of Part 3;

        (b)     to satisfy automatic forfeiture of property that may occur under Division 2 of Part 3;

S. 15(1)(c) repealed by No. 68/2010 s. 40(1),
new s. 15(1)(c) inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 18.

        (c)     to satisfy automatic forfeiture of property that may occur under Division 4 of Part 3;

S. 15(1)(d) amended by No. 44/2022 s. 47(a).

        (d)     to satisfy any pecuniary penalty order;

S. 15(1)(e) amended by No. 44/2022 s. 47(b).

        (e)     to satisfy any order for restitution or compensation under the Sentencing Act 1991 .

    (2)     An application for a restraining order must state the purpose for which it is sought.

    (3)     If a court makes a restraining order in respect of property or an interest in property

        (a)     the court must state in the order the purpose for which the property or interest is restrained; and

        (b)     if the court excludes property or an interest in property from the order in respect of a purpose, the court must state in the order whether the property or interest remains restrained for any other purpose and, if so, state that other purpose.

S. 15(4) inserted by No. 87/2004 s. 7, repealed by No. 68/2010 s. 40(2).

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Note

Section 26 enables the court to make orders varying the property to which the restraining order relates.

S. 15A inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 19, substituted by No. 79/2014 s. 10.



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