CHAPTER 2
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THE CONFISCATION SCHEME
PART 2-4
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PECUNIARY PENALTY ORDERS
Division 1
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Making pecuniary penalty orders
SECTION 116
Making pecuniary penalty orders
116(1)
A court with
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proceeds jurisdiction must make an order requiring a person to pay an amount to the Commonwealth if:
(a)
a *proceeds of crime authority applies for the order; and
(b)
the court is satisfied of either or both of the following:
(i)
the person has been convicted of an
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indictable offence, and has derived
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benefits from the commission of the offence;
(ii)
the person has committed a
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serious offence.
Note:
The conviction for, or reasonable grounds for suspecting commission of, an indictable offence could be used as grounds for a restraining order under Part
2-1
covering all or some of the person
'
s property.
History
S 116(1) amended by No 174 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 21, by substituting
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a *proceeds of crime authority
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for
"
the *DPP
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in para (a), effective 1 January 2012. For application provisions see note under s
315B
.
S 116(1) amended by No 3 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 27, by omitting
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subject to subsection (2),
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before
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the person has committed
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in para (b)(ii), applicable in relation to applications made on or after 20 February 2010 for a pecuniary penalty order, whether the conduct constituting the offence concerned occurred or occurs before, on or after that commencement.
116(2)
(Repealed by No 3 of 2010)
History
S 116(2) repealed by No 3 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 28, applicable in relation to applications made on or after 20 February 2010 for a pecuniary penalty order, whether the conduct constituting the offence concerned occurred or occurs before, on or after that commencement. S 116(2) formerly read:
116(2)
Subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) does not apply in relation to a
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serious offence that is not a
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terrorism offence unless the court is satisfied that the offence was committed:
(a)
within the 6 years preceding the application (or, if some or all of the
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person
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s property is already covered by a
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restraining order, preceding the application for the restraining order); or
(b)
since the application was made.
The period of 6 years may be a period that began before the commencement of this Act.
116(3)
In determining whether a person has derived a
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benefit, the court may treat as property of the person any property that, in the court
'
s opinion, is subject to the person
'
s
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effective control.
116(4)
The court
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s power to make a
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pecuniary penalty order in relation to an offence is not affected by the existence of another
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confiscation order in relation to that offence.
Note:
There are restrictions on applications pecuniary penalty orders if previous applications for pecuniary penalty orders have already been made: see section
135
.
History
S 116(4) amended by No 174 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 130, by substituting
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applications
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for
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the DPP applying for
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in the note at the end, effective 1 January 2012. For application provisions see note under s
315B
.