Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROPERTY FORFEITURE ACT - SECT 8

(1) In this Act -

declared drug trafficker means -

(a) a person who is declared to be a drug trafficker under section 36A of the Misuse of Drugs Act ; or

(b) a person who is taken to be a declared drug trafficker under subsection (2) or (3).

(2) A person is taken to be a declared drug trafficker for the purposes of this Act if -

(a) the person is charged with an offence specified in section 36A(6) of the Misuse of Drugs Act ;

(b) the person could be declared to be a drug trafficker under section 36A of that Act if he or she is convicted of the offence; and

(c) before the charge is disposed of or finally determined, the person absconds in connection with the offence.

(3) A person is taken to be a declared drug trafficker for the purposes of this Act if a declaration is made under section 9 in respect of the person.