Application of amounts paid to the State under this chapter
210 Application of amounts paid to the State under this chapter
(1) The Governor in Council may direct that an amount paid to the State under
a special forfeiture order must be applied to satisfy—
(a) an order made
under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992requiring the prescribed respondent
to make restitution or pay compensation; or
(b) an order made by a court
requiring the prescribed respondent to pay damages to a person for injury
suffered by the person because of the commission of the confiscation offence
or alleged confiscation offence to which the relevant contract relates.
(2)
If an order mentioned in subsection (1) has been made and has not been
satisfied, the person in whose favour it was made may, within 5 years after
the day the order was made, apply to the Attorney-General for the order to be
satisfied out of money paid to the State under a special forfeiture order.
(3) After the end of the 5 years, money paid to the State under a special
forfeiture order must be paid to the consolidated fund and any application by
a person under subsection (2) is absolutely barred.
