CHAPTER 2
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THE CONFISCATION SCHEME
PART 2-1A
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FREEZING ORDERS
History
Pt 2-1A inserted by No 3 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 3, applicable in relation to an account if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the balance of the account:
(a) is proceeds of an indictable offence, a foreign indictable offence or an indictable offence of Commonwealth concern; or
(b) is wholly or partly an instrument of a serious offence;
whether the conduct constituting the offence occurs before, on or after 20 February 2010.
Division 2
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How freezing orders are obtained
History
Div 2 inserted by No 3 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 3, applicable in relation to an account if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the balance of the account:
(a) is proceeds of an indictable offence, a foreign indictable offence or an indictable offence of Commonwealth concern; or
(b) is wholly or partly an instrument of a serious offence;
whether the conduct constituting the offence occurs before, on or after 20 February 2010.
SECTION 15G
15G
Offence for making false statements in applications
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way); and
(b)
the statement:
(i)
is false or misleading; or
(ii)
omits any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading; and
(c)
the statement is made in, or in connection with, an application for a *freezing order.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
History
S 15G inserted by No 3 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 3, applicable in relation to an account if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the balance of the account:
(a) is proceeds of an indictable offence, a foreign indictable offence or an indictable offence of Commonwealth concern; or
(b) is wholly or partly an instrument of a serious offence;
whether the conduct constituting the offence occurs before, on or after 20 February 2010.