Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROPERTY FORFEITURE ACT - SECT 40

(1) The Local Court may, on application by a member of the Police Force or the DPP, make an interim restraining order in relation to -

(a) the property of a person named in the application; or

(b) property specified in the application,

if the applicant satisfies the court -

(c) that an application is to be made under section 43 or 44 in relation to the person or the property as soon as reasonably practicable; and

(d) that the circumstances justify the making of the interim restraining order.

(2) The court may make an interim restraining order under this section despite that the value of the restrained property may exceed the jurisdictional limit of the court set by section 135 or under another Act.

(3) An application for an interim restraining order may be made to a magistrate in chambers or by telephone or other electronic means.

(4) An interim restraining order has effect until the expiration of 3 working days after the order was made.