Contents

Part I—Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Principal objects................................................................................. 1

4............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 2

5............ Meaning of conviction etc. of offence............................................... 11

6............ Meaning of absconding.................................................................... 13

7............ Meaning of public fraud offence and serious offence........................ 14

8............ Related offences................................................................................ 15

9............ Meaning of dealing with property..................................................... 15

9A......... Effective control of property........................................................... 16

10.......... Appropriate court in relation to indictable offence.......................... 16

11.......... Act to bind Crown............................................................................ 16

12.......... Act to apply both within and outside Australia.............................. 17

13.......... Application....................................................................................... 17

13A....... Application of the Criminal Code.................................................... 17

Part II—Confiscation                                                                                                          18

Division 1—Application for confiscation order                                             18

14.......... Application for confiscation order................................................... 18

15.......... Notice of application........................................................................ 19

16.......... Amendment of application............................................................... 20

17.......... Making of confiscation order where person has absconded............. 21

18.......... Procedure on application.................................................................. 21

Division 2—Forfeiture orders                                                                                23

19.......... Forfeiture orders............................................................................... 23

20.......... Effects of forfeiture order................................................................. 24

21.......... Effect of forfeiture order on third parties......................................... 27

22.......... Discharge of forfeiture order on appeal or by quashing of conviction 28

Division 2A—Registered foreign and international forfeiture orders 31

23.......... Registered foreign and international forfeiture orders....................... 31

23A....... Effect on third parties of registration of foreign or international forfeiture order    31

Division 3—Pecuniary penalty orders                                                               35

24.......... Application of Division.................................................................... 35

25.......... Special provisions in relation to serious offences............................. 35

26.......... Pecuniary penalty orders.................................................................. 35

27.......... Assessment of pecuniary penalty.................................................... 37

28.......... Court may lift corporate veil etc...................................................... 41

29.......... Amounts paid in respect of registered foreign pecuniary penalty orders                42

Division 4—Forfeiture in case of serious offence                                       43

30.......... Forfeiture of all restrained property if person convicted of serious offence           43

30A....... Extension of waiting period.............................................................. 46

31.......... Recovery of property to which section 30 applies.......................... 47

32.......... Effect of quashing of conviction....................................................... 50

Division 5—Miscellaneous                                                                                      52

33.......... Person with interest in forfeited property may buy back the interest 52

34.......... Buying out other interests in forfeited property.............................. 53

Part IIA—Confiscated Assets Special Account                                                   54

34A....... Confiscated Assets Special Account................................................ 54

34B....... Credits to Confiscated Assets Special Account............................... 54

34C....... Debits from the Confiscated Assets Special Account...................... 55

34D....... Debiting balance of distributable funds standing to the credit of Confiscated Assets Special Account  56

34E........ Determinations by Official Trustee about suspended and distributable funds       56

Part III—Control of property liable to confiscation                                          57

Division 1—Search powers                                                                                      57

35.......... Powers to search for, and seize, tainted property............................ 57

36.......... Search warrants in relation to tainted property................................ 58

37.......... Search warrants may be granted by telephone................................. 60

38.......... Searches in emergencies.................................................................... 62

39.......... Responsibility for seized property.................................................. 63

40.......... Return of seized property................................................................ 64

41.......... Issue of search warrants by Territory courts in relation to interstate indictable offences      67

42.......... Search for and seizure of tainted property in relation to foreign offences               68

Division 2—Restraining orders                                                                            72

43.......... Restraining orders............................................................................. 72

44.......... Grounds for making restraining order............................................... 74

45.......... Notice of application for restraining order....................................... 77

45A....... Extension of certain restraining orders.............................................. 77

46.......... Persons who may appear and adduce evidence................................ 78

47.......... Notice of restraining orders.............................................................. 78

48.......... Court may make further orders........................................................ 78

48A....... Order for taxation of legal expenses to be met out of restrained property              83

49.......... Official Trustee to discharge pecuniary penalty.............................. 84

50.......... Charge on property subject to restraining order............................... 88

51.......... Registration of restraining orders...................................................... 89

52.......... Contravention of restraining orders.................................................. 90

54.......... Protection of Official Trustee from personal liability in certain cases 91

55.......... Costs etc. payable to Official Trustee.............................................. 92

56.......... Court may revoke restraining orders................................................ 92

57.......... When restraining order ceases to be in force..................................... 93

58.......... Notice of applications under this Division....................................... 97

59.......... Interim restraining order may be made in respect of foreign offence 97

60.......... Registered foreign restraining orders—general.................................. 99

61.......... Registered foreign restraining orders—court may direct Official Trustee to take custody and control of property........................................................................................................ 100

62.......... Registered foreign restraining orders—undertakings...................... 101

63.......... Discharge of certain registered foreign pecuniary penalty orders... 101

64.......... Registered foreign restraining orders—charge on property subject to order           103

65.......... Registered foreign restraining orders—time when order ceases to be in force         105

Part IV—Information gathering powers                                                                 106

Division 1—Production orders                                                                            106

66.......... Production orders........................................................................... 106

67.......... Variation of production orders....................................................... 109

68.......... Failure to comply with production order....................................... 110

69.......... Production orders in relation to foreign offences............................ 110

Division 2—Search powers                                                                                    112

70.......... Powers to search for, and seize, documents relevant to locating etc. property       112

71.......... Search warrant for location etc. of property.................................. 112

72.......... Search warrants in relation to foreign offences............................... 115

Division 3—Monitoring orders                                                                           117

73.......... Monitoring orders........................................................................... 117

74.......... Existence and operation of monitoring order not to be disclosed... 118

75.......... Monitoring orders in relation to foreign offences........................... 120

Part V—Offences                                                                                                                122

Division 3—Miscellaneous                                                                                    122

84.......... Prosecution of offences.................................................................. 122

85.......... Conduct by directors, servants or agents....................................... 122

Part VI—Enforcement of State orders in Territories                                     124

Division 1—Interstate restraining orders                                                     124

86.......... Registration of interstate restraining orders.................................... 124

87.......... Effect of registration....................................................................... 124

88.......... Duration of registration.................................................................. 125

89.......... Cancellation of registration............................................................. 125

90.......... Charge on property subject to registered interstate restraining order 125

91.......... Powers of Official Trustee in relation to interstate restraining orders 127

Division 2—Interstate forfeiture orders                                                        128

92.......... Registration of interstate forfeiture orders..................................... 128

93.......... Effect of registration....................................................................... 128

94.......... Duration of registration.................................................................. 128

95.......... Cancellation of registration............................................................. 129

Division 3—Miscellaneous                                                                                    130

96.......... Interim registration of facsimile copies........................................... 130

Part VII—Miscellaneous                                                                                                131

96A....... Organised fraud orders.................................................................... 131

97.......... Dealings with forfeited property.................................................... 132

98.......... State and Territory courts to have jurisdiction............................... 133

99.......... Standard of proof............................................................................ 134

100........ Appeals.......................................................................................... 134

101........ Costs............................................................................................... 135

102........ Legal assistance............................................................................... 136

102A..... Indemnification of Official Trustee................................................ 136

103........ Operation of other laws not affected.............................................. 137

104........ Regulations..................................................................................... 137

Notes                                                                                                                                          139

  

Notes to the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987

Note 1

The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 87, 1987 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 is affected by section 45 of the CSL Sale Act 1993.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 November 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Proceeds of Crime Act 1987	87, 1987	5 June 1987	5 June 1987
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987	120, 1987	16 Dec 1987	Ss. 34–46 and 48–50: Royal Assent (a) S. 47: 1 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1989, No. S359) (a)	—
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988	120, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Part XVI (ss. 48–69): (b)	S. 62(2)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991	28, 1991	4 Mar 1991	Ss. 57, 59: Royal Assent (c) S. 58: 4 Mar 1992 (c)	S. 58(2)–(4)
Proceeds of Crime Legislation Amendment Act 1991	120, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 27 Dec 1991 (see s. 2(3))	—
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	123, 1991	23 Aug 1991	Ss. 5–34 and 38–50: 20 Sept 1991 Ss. 35–37: 6 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S330) S. 51: 23 Feb 1992 (see s. 2(5)) Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 41(2), 42(2), (3), 43(2), 47, 48(2) and 49(2)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992	164, 1992	11 Dec 1992	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2) and Parts 3–11 (ss. 18–53): 8 Jan 1993 Remainder: 1 Feb 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN1)	—
Service and Execution of Process (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	166, 1992	11 Dec 1992	10 Apr 1993: (see s. 2 and Gazette 1993, No. GN13)	—
Banking (State Bank of South Australia and Other Matters) Act 1994	69, 1994	9 June 1994	Ss. 66–68: Royal Assent (d)	S. 66
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	S. 31 (e)	—
International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	19, 1995	29 Mar 1995	S. 3: 28 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S323) Remainder: Royal Assent	—
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Act 1996	40, 1996	9 Oct 1996	Ss. 1–3: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Mar 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S50)	—
Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 1997	8, 1997	5 Mar 1997	5 Mar 1997	—
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997	20, 1997	7 Apr 1997	Schedule 1 (items 21–23, 27): 28 Aug 1995 (f) Schedule 1 (items 24–26, 28): Royal Assent (f)	—
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items1098–1112): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (g)	—
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (items 134–148): 1 July 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. S316) (h)	—
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999	44, 1999	17 June 1999	Schedule 7 (items 129–132: 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S283) (i)	S. 3(2)(e) (am. by 160, 2000, Sch. 4 [item 4])
as amended by
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	160, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent Remainder: 18 Jan 2001	—
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 748): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (j)	—
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1–3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9–11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001	Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 41: (k)	S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]
National Crime Authority Legislation Amendment Act 2001	135, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Schedules 1–7, 9–12: 12 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S428) Schedule 8: 13 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S428) Remainder: Royal Assent	—
Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002	86, 2002	11 Oct 2002	Ss. 1–3: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 2002, No. GN44)	Sch. 7 (items 14–16) [see Table A]
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002	125, 2002	10 Dec 2002	Schedule 2 (items 107–115 and 226): 1 Jan 2003	Sch. 2 (item 226) [see Table A]
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004	80, 2004	23 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 199, 212, 213, 215): 1 Dec 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN34)	Sch. 1 (items 212, 213, 215) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 284–308, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A]

(a)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by sections 34–50 only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Sections 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 47, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 and paragraph 69(b) shall come into operation on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (2)   Parts II, VI, VII, VIII (other than section 47) and IX and Schedule 4 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Part XVI (sections 48–69) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsections 2(3) and (9) of which provide as follows:

                 (3)   Parts VIII, IX and XVI (except the provisions referred to in subsection (9)) commence on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (9)   Sections 20, 47, 51, 52, 53, 57, 62 and 65 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

         In pursuance of subsection 2(3) sections 48–50, 54–56, 58–61, 63, 64 and 66–69 commenced on 11 January 1989.

         In pursuance of subsection 2(9) sections 47, 51–53, 57, 62 and 65 commenced on 5 September 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S296).

(c)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by sections 57–59 only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsections 2(1), (4) and (5) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (4)   Subject to subsection (5), section 58 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (5)   If section 58 does not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(d)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by sections 66–68 only of the Banking (State Bank of South Australia and Other Matters) Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by section 31 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsections 2(1) and (4) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (4)   The amendments made by this Act to the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 (other than the amendment made to Schedule 5 to that Act), the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989, the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976, the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964, the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989, the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990, the Customs Act 1901, the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983, the Extradition Act 1988, the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 and to sections 23 and 59 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(f)       The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 21–28) only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Items 21, 22, 23 and 27 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced on 28 August 1995, immediately after the commencement of the Schedule to the International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995.

(g)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 2 (items1098–1112) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(h)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 134–148) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

(i)       The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 129–132) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, subsections 3(2)(e) and (16) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on the transfer date:

                      (e)   subject to subsection (12), Schedule 7, other than items 43, 44, 118, 205 and 207 (the commencement of those items is covered by subsections (10), (11) and (13)).

               (16)   The Governor‑General may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, specify the date that is to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act.

(j)       The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 748) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(k)      The Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 41 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 4 .....................................	am. No. 120, 1987; Nos. 28 and 120, 1991; No. 164, 1992; No.182, 1994; Nos. 8 and 152, 1997; No. 48, 1998; Nos. 44 and 146, 1999; No. 137, 2000; Nos. 86 and 125, 2002; No. 8, 2005
Heading to s. 7 ...................	am. No. 137, 2000
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 137, 2000
S. 9A ..................................	ad. No. 120, 1988
S. 13A ................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
Part II
Division 1
S. 14 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
S. 18 ...................................	am. No. 123, 1991
Division 2
S. 20 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1991; No. 164, 1992; No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
S. 21 ...................................	am. No. 120 1988; No. 120, 1991
S. 22 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
Division 2A
Heading to Div. 2A of Part II ........................................	ad. No. 120, 1988
	rs. No. 19, 1995
S. 23 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988; No. 182, 1994
	rs. No. 19, 1995
	am. No. 20, 1997
Heading to s. 23A ..............	am. No. 19, 1995
S. 23A ................................	ad. No. 120, 1988
	am. No. 19, 1995; No. 20, 1997
Division 3
S. 27 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988; No. 123, 1991; No. 80, 2004
S. 28 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988
Division 4
S. 30 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; Nos. 120 and 123, 1991; No. 164, 1992; Nos. 20 and 152, 1997; No. 86, 2002; No. 8, 2005
S. 30A .................................	ad. No. 20, 1997
S. 31 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988; No. 120, 1991
S. 32 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
Division 5
S. 34 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988
Part IIA
Heading to Part IIA ..............	rs. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
Part IIA ................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
S. 34A ................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
	rs. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
Heading to s. 34B ...............	am. No. 152, 1997
	rs. No. 8, 2005
S. 34B .................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
	am. No. 8, 1997; No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
Heading to s. 34C ................	am. No. 152, 1997
	rs. No. 8, 2005
S. 34C ................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
	am. No. 19, 1995; Nos. 8, 20 and 152, 1997; No. 137, 2000; No. 8, 2005
Heading to s. 34D ................	rs. No. 8, 2005
S. 34D .................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
	rs. No. 8, 1997
	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 34E ..................................	ad. No. 120, 1991
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
Part III
Division 1
S. 35 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
S. 36 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987
S. 38 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987
S. 39 ...................................	am. No. 135, 2001; No. 125, 2002
S. 40 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 135, 2001; No. 125, 2002
Division 2
S. 43 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988; No. 123, 1991; No. 86, 2002
S. 44 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988
S. 45 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 123, 1991
S. 45A ................................	ad. No. 123, 1991
S. 48 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988; No. 123, 1991; No. 164, 1992
S. 48A ................................	ad. No. 120, 1988
S. 49 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988; No. 120, 1991; No. 164, 1992; No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
S. 50 ...................................	am. No. 28, 1991; No. 86, 2002
S. 51 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988
S. 52 ...................................	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 53 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988; No. 120, 1991; No. 164, 1992
	rep. No. 86, 2002
S. 55 ...................................	rs. No. 120, 1988
	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 57 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988; No. 123, 1991; No. 86, 2002
S. 59 ...................................	am. No. 182, 1994; No. 40, 1996; No. 86, 2002
S. 60 ...................................	am. No. 164, 1992
S. 63 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
Part IV
Division 1
S. 66 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988; No. 123, 1991; No. 48, 1998; No. 86, 2002
S. 67 ...................................	rs. No. 120, 1987
S. 68 ...................................	am. No. 24, 2001
Division 2
S. 70 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
S. 71 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 120, 1988
Division 3
S. 73 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 137, 2000; No. 24, 2001; No. 86, 2002
S. 74 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 125, 2002
Div. 4 of Part IV ...................	rep. No. 86, 2002
S. 76 ....................................	rep. No. 86, 2002
Ss. 77, 78 ...........................	am. No. 24, 2001
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Heading to s. 78A ...............	rs. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78A(2) .........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78A(4) .........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78A(5) .........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
S. 78A .................................	ad. No. 69, 1994
	am. No. 48, 1998; No. 24, 2001
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Heading to s. 78B ................	rs. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78B(2) ..........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78B(3) ..........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Subhead to s. 78B(4) ..........	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
S. 78B ................................	ad. No. 69, 1994;
	am. No. 48, 1998
	rep. No. 86, 2002
Ss. 79, 80 ...........................	rep. No. 120, 1987
Part V
Div. 1 of Part V ...................	rep. No. 86, 2002
Ss. 81, 82 ............................	rep. No. 86, 2002
Div. 2 of Part V ...................	rep. No. 137, 2000
S. 83 ...................................	rep. No. 137, 2000
Division 3
S. 84 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987; No. 137, 2000
S. 85 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1988; No. 20, 1997
Part VI
Division 1
S. 86 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
S. 88 ...................................	am. No. 120, 1987
S. 90 ...................................	am. No. 166, 1992; No. 86, 2002
Division 2
S. 92 ....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
Part VII
S. 96A ................................	ad. No. 137, 2000
S. 98 ...................................	am. No. 123, 1991
S. 102A ..............................	ad. No. 120, 1987

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2  

418   Transitional—pre‑commencement offences

(1)         Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)         Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419   Transitional—pre‑commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first‑mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first‑mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 86, 2002)

Schedule 7

14   Effect on existing applications and orders

The amendments made by this Part of this Schedule do not affect:

                     (a)  applications made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 before the commencement of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; or

                     (b)  orders made, or warrants or search warrants issued, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 before or after that commencement.

15   Use of property etc. for purposes of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

To avoid doubt, the fact that property, documents or information have:

                     (a)  been seized or otherwise obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987; or

                     (b)  been obtained as a direct or indirect result of action taken under that Act;

does not prevent the property, documents or information being used for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

16   Obligations of financial institutions

Despite the repeal of Division 4 of Part IV of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 by Schedule 3 to this Act:

                     (a)  that Division continues to apply in relation to any document in relation to which it applied immediately before the commencement of sections 3 to 338 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and

                     (b)  Part VIA of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 does not apply to any such document.

Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002   (No. 125, 2002)

Schedule 2

226   Transitional regulations

(1)         The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) arising out of the amendments made by this Schedule.

(2)         Despite subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, regulations made under this item within 1 year after commencement of this item may commence on a day earlier than the day on which they are made, but not earlier than the commencement of this item.

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (No. 80, 2004)

Schedule 1

212   Transitional—pre‑commencement deeds and compositions

(1)         For the purposes of this item, if a deed of assignment or a deed of arrangement was executed by a debtor and a trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 before the commencement of this item, the deed is a pre‑commencement deed.

(2)         For the purposes of this item, if a composition was accepted before the commencement of this item by a special resolution of a meeting of creditors under section 204 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, the composition is a pre‑commencement composition.

(3)         Despite the repeals and amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule:

                     (a)  the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and regulations under that Act; and

                     (b)  the Acts amended by Part 2 of this Schedule;

continue to apply, in relation to:

                     (c)  a pre‑commencement deed; and

                     (d)  a pre‑commencement composition; and

                     (e)  any matter connected with, or arising out of:

                              (i)  a pre‑commencement deed; or

                             (ii)  a pre‑commencement composition;

as if those repeals had not happened and those amendments had not been made.

213   Transitional—pre‑commencement authorities

(1)         For the purposes of this item, if:

                     (a)  an authority given by a debtor under section 188 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 became effective before the commencement of this item; and

                     (b)  as at the commencement of this item, none of the following had happened:

                              (i)  the execution by the debtor and the trustee of a deed of assignment under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966;

                             (ii)  the execution by the debtor and the trustee of a deed of arrangement under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966;

                            (iii)  the acceptance of a composition by a special resolution of a meeting of the debtor’s creditors under section 204 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966;

the authority is a pre‑commencement authority.

(2)         Despite the repeals and amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule:

                     (a)  the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and regulations under that Act; and

                     (b)  the Acts amended by Part 2 of this Schedule;

continue to apply, in relation to:

                     (c)  a pre‑commencement authority; and

                     (d)  the control of the debtor’s property following a pre‑commencement authority becoming effective; and

                     (e)  a meeting of the debtor’s creditors called under a pre‑commencement authority; and

                      (f)  whichever of the following is applicable:

                              (i)  a deed of assignment executed after the commencement of this item by the debtor and the trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in accordance with a special resolution of such a meeting;

                             (ii)  a deed of arrangement executed after the commencement of this item by the debtor and the trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in accordance with a special resolution of such a meeting;

                            (iii)  a composition accepted after the commencement of this item by a special resolution of such a meeting; and

                     (g)  any other matter connected with, or arising out of:

                              (i)  a pre‑commencement authority; or

                             (ii)  a deed of assignment mentioned in subparagraph (f)(i); or

                            (iii)  a deed of arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (f)(ii); or

                            (iv)  a composition mentioned in subparagraph (f)(iii);

as if those repeals had not happened and those amendments had not been made.

215   Transitional—regulations

(1)         The regulations may make provision for matters of a transitional nature arising from the amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule.

(2)         The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of subitem (1).

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496   Saving provision—Finance Minister’s determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.