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Proceeds of Crime Act 1987

No. 87, 1987

Compilation No. 33

Compilation date:   11 May 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018

Registered:    18 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Principal objects
4 Interpretation
5 Meaning of conviction etc. of offence
6 Meaning of absconding
7 Meaning of public fraud offence and serious offence
8 Related offences
9 Meaning of dealing with property
9A Effective control of property
10 Appropriate court in relation to indictable offence
11 Act binds the Crown
12 Act to apply both within and outside Australia
13 Application
13A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Confiscation
Division 1—Application for confiscation order
14 Application for confiscation order
15 Notice of application
16 Amendment of application
17 Making of confiscation order where person has absconded
18 Procedure on application
Division 2—Forfeiture orders
19 Forfeiture orders
20 Effects of forfeiture order
21 Effect of forfeiture order on third parties
22 Discharge of forfeiture order on appeal or by quashing of conviction
Division 2A—Registered foreign and international forfeiture orders
23 Registered