Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Act 2021 (3 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Money laundering

Part 1   General amendments

Division 1   Amendments

Criminal Code Act 1995

6   At the end of section 400.2 of the Criminal Code

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(2) For the purposes of this Division, if:

(a) a person (the first person ) engages in conduct; and

(b) the first person's conduct causes another person to deal with money or other property (within the meaning of subsection (1)); and

(c) the first person is reckless as to whether the first person's conduct causes the other person to deal with the money or property;

the first person is taken to have dealt with the money or property.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), it is immaterial whether the identity of the other person can be established.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), the conduct of a person causes another person to deal with money or other property (within the meaning of subsection (1)) if the conduct substantially contributes to the other person dealing with the money or property (within the meaning of subsection (1)).

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), it is immaterial whether the identity of the other person can be established.