Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049:section:136
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 136
Character Range: 186045–186653

136  Meaning of confiscation proceeding
 (1) A confiscation proceeding means a proceeding under:
 (a) the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (the Act); or
 (b) a corresponding law within the meaning of the Act.
 (2) A prosecution for an offence under the Act or a corresponding law is not a confiscation proceeding.
 (3) A proceeding is taken to be a confiscation proceeding against a person if:
 (a) for a proceeding under the Act—the person is a suspect (within the meaning of the Act) for the proceeding; or
 (b) for a proceeding under a corresponding law—the person is in a corresponding category for that law.