Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
The amount that a person is ordered to pay to the Commonwealth under a * literary proceeds order (the literary proceeds amount ) is the amount that the court thinks appropriate.
158(2)
However, the amount:
(a) must not exceed the amount of the * literary proceeds relating to the offence to which the order relates, less any deductions arising under section 159 ; and
(b) may be further reduced under section 160 .
158(3)
In determining the * literary proceeds amount, the court is to have regard to such matters as it thinks fit, including any of the following:
(a) the amount of the * literary proceeds relating to the offence;
(b) if the person stood trial for the offence - the evidence adduced in the proceedings for the offence;
(c) if the person was convicted of the offence - the transcript of the sentencing proceedings.
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