Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 2 - THE CONFISCATION SCHEME  

PART 2-6 - UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS  

Division 5 - Oversight  

SECTION 179U   Parliamentary supervision  

179U(1)    

The operation of this Part and section 20A is subject to the oversight of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (the Committee ).

Appearing before the Committee

179U(2)    
The Committee may require the Australian Crime Commission, the Australian Federal Police, the *DPP or any other federal agency or authority that is the recipient of any material disclosed as the result of the operation of this Part to appear before it from time to time to give evidence.

Report about unexplained wealth investigations and proceedings

179U(3)    

The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police must give the Committee a report in respect of each financial year that contains the following information:

(a) the number of matters investigated in the year, by each *enforcement agency, in respect of which a likely outcome may, or will, be the initiation of proceedings under this Part, and the basis for determining that number;

(b) the number and results of applications in the year for:

(i) *restraining orders under section 20A ; and

(ii) *unexplained wealth orders;

(c) any other information of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

179U(4A)    

The report must be given as soon as practicable after the report under section 67 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 in respect of the financial year is laid before a House of the Parliament in accordance with that section.

179U(5)    

If the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police requests the *DPP or the Chief Executive Officer (however described) of an *enforcement agency to give the Commissioner information that the Commissioner considers necessary to prepare the report, the DPP or Chief Executive Officer must comply with the request.