Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Confiscation Act 1997 - SECT 29

Contravention of restraining order

29. Contravention of restraining order



(1) A person who knowingly contravenes a restraining order by disposing of, or
otherwise dealing with, an interest in property to which the order applies is
guilty of an indictable offence and liable to-

   (a)  level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum); or

   (b)  a level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum) or a fine not exceeding
        the value of the interest (as determined by the court), whichever is
        greater-

or to both.

(2) If the prescribed particulars referred to in section 28(1) are recorded as
required by that section, a person who disposes of, or otherwise deals with,
an interest in the property after the recording of those particulars is, for
the purposes of subsection (1), to be taken to know of the restraining order.