Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 3 - INFORMATION GATHERING  

PART 3-3 - NOTICES TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  

SECTION 213   Giving notices to financial institutions  

213(1)    
An officer specified in subsection (3) may give a written notice to a * financial institution requiring the institution to provide to an * authorised officer any information or documents relevant to any one or more of the following:

(a)    

determining whether an * account is or was held by a specified person with the financial institution;

(b)    

determining whether a particular person is or was a signatory to an account;

(c)    if a person holds an account with the institution, the current balance of the account;

(d)    

details of transactions on an account over a specified period of up to 6 months;

(e)    

details of any related accounts (including names of those who hold or held those accounts);

(ea)    

determining whether a *stored value card was issued to a specified person by a financial institution;

(eb)    

details of transactions made using such a card over a specified period of up to 6 months;

(f)    a transaction conducted by the financial institution on behalf of a specified person.


213(2)    
The officer must not issue the notice unless the officer reasonably believes that giving the notice is required:

(a)    to determine whether to take any action under this Act; or

(b)    in relation to proceedings under this Act.

213(3)    
The officers who may give a notice to a * financial institution are:

(a)    the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

(b)    a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

(c)    a senior executive AFP employee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ) who is a member of the Australian Federal Police and who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the purposes of this section; or

(ca)    

the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner (within the meaning of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 ); or

(d)    

the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; or

(e)    an examiner (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 ); or

(f)    

the Commissioner of Taxation; or

(g)    

the *Comptroller-General of Customs " ; or

(h)    

the Chairperson of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.



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