Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Note:
See section 14M .
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Hide history noteA person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is given a notice under clause 12 ; and
(b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both.
Note:
Sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code also create offences for providing false or misleading information or documents.
17(2)
It is a defence to an offence against subclause (1) if:
(a) the person fails to comply with the notice only because the person does not provide the information or a document within the period specified in the notice; and
(b) the person took all reasonable steps to provide the information or document within that period; and
(c) the person provides the information or document as soon as practicable after the end of that period.
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subclause (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
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