Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 2 - THE CONFISCATION SCHEME  

PART 2-4 - PECUNIARY PENALTY ORDERS  

Division 4 - Enforcement of pecuniary penalty orders  

SECTION 144   Penalty amounts exceeding the court ' s jurisdiction  

144(1)    
If:


(a) a court makes a * pecuniary penalty order of a particular amount; and


(b) the court does not have jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to that amount;

the registrar of the court must issue a certificate containing the particulars specified in the regulations.


144(2)    
The certificate may be registered, in accordance with the regulations, in a court having jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of debts of an amount equal to the amount of the relevant order.

144(3)    
Upon registration in a court, the certificate is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the court in favour of the Commonwealth.


 

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