Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts (1)
Where:
(a) a court makes a restraining order directing the Official Trustee to
take custody and control of property; and
(b) the order makes provision for meeting, out of the property or part
of it, a person’s reasonable expenses in defending a criminal charge;
the Official Trustee may apply to the court for an order under
subsection (3).
(2)
The Official Trustee shall give written notice of an application under
subsection (1) to the person.
(3)
On an application under subsection (1), the court may order that
the expenses be taxed as provided in the order or may dismiss the application.
(4)
Where the Official Trustee makes an application under
subsection (1), it need not, except as ordered by the court after the
application is made, take any steps for the purpose of meeting the expenses as
provided by the restraining order unless and until:
(a) an order under subsection (3) in relation to the expenses is
complied with; or
(b) the application, and any appeal arising out of it, are finally
determined, or otherwise disposed of, otherwise than by the making of such an
order.