(1) An application for a forfeiture order that relates to property of a
prescribed respondent suspected of having engaged in 1 or more external
serious crime related activities may be made only if the prescribed respondent
lives in Queensland or the property is situated in Queensland.
(2) The
Supreme Court may not make the forfeiture order unless it is satisfied that no
action has been taken under a law of the Commonwealth or any place outside
Queensland, including outside Australia, against the property of the
prescribed respondent that is the subject of the application as a result of
the external serious crime related activity.
(3) For subsection (2) , an
affidavit of an appropriate officer that includes a statement that the officer
has made due enquiry and is satisfied that no action has been taken under a
law of the Commonwealth or any place outside Queensland, including outside
Australia, against property of the prescribed respondent that is the subject
of the application as a result of the external serious crime related activity
is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the matters contained
in the affidavit.
