CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 7C Meaning of serious criminal activity

CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 7C

For the purposes of this Act, serious criminal activity means—

        (a)     an act or omission or a course of conduct done or occurring in Victoria that constitutes one or more of the following—

              (i)     a Schedule 2 offence;

S. 7C(a)(ii) amended by Nos 47/2016 s. 35(1), 7/2022 s. 63.

              (ii)     any other offence that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of 5 years or more and involves theft, fraud, obtaining financial benefit from the crime of another, money laundering, extortion, violence, bribery, corruption, harbouring criminals, blackmail, obtaining or offering a secret commission, perverting the course of justice, tax or revenue evasion, illegal gambling, commercial sexual services within the meaning of the Crimes Act 1958 , production or distribution of child abuse material, drug cultivation, drug trafficking, forgery or homicide;

S. 7C(a)(iia) inserted by No. 42/2015 s. 24, amended by No. 47/2016 s. 35(2).

        (iia)     an offence against section 51E(1), 51F(1) or 51I(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 ;

              (iii)     an offence against section 7C, 59, 93, 94 or 96 of the Firearms Act 1996 ;

              (iv)     an offence against section 195 of the Crimes Act 1958 ;

              (v)     an offence of attempting to commit, or of conspiracy or incitement to commit, any offence referred to in the above paragraphs;

              (vi)     an offence against a law of the Commonwealth punishable by a term of imprisonment of 5 years or more that involves anything referred to in subparagraph (ii); or

        (b)     an act or omission or a course of conduct done or occurring in another jurisdiction that—

              (i)     constitutes an offence in that other jurisdiction; and

              (ii)     if done or occurring in Victoria, would constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a).

S. 8

amended by No. 43/1998

s. 8.