Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00229:section:34j
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00229
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 34J
Character Range: 110898–111761

34J  Requests for restraining orders
  If:
 (a) either:
 (i) a criminal proceeding has commenced, or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a criminal proceeding is about to commence, in a foreign country in respect of a foreign serious offence; or
 (ii) foreign confiscation proceedings have commenced, or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that such proceedings are about to commence, in a foreign country; and
 (b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that property that may be made or is about to be made the subject of a foreign restraining order is located in Australia; and
 (c) the foreign country requests the Attorney‑General to obtain the issue of a restraining order against the property;
the Attorney‑General may authorise a proceeds of crime authority to apply for a restraining order against that property in respect of the offence.