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CRIMINAL PROPERTY CONFISCATION ACT 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used (Glossary)
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  • 4 What is confiscable property
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  • 5 Application of Act to confiscable property

PART 2 -- Confiscation of property  

  • 6 When property is confiscated
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  • 7 When frozen property is confiscated automatically
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  • 8 Declared drug trafficker, certain property of confiscated
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  • 9 Registrable real property, time and effect of confiscation of under s. 6, 7 or
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  • 10 Other property, time and effect of confiscation of under s. 6, 7 or

PART 3 -- Identifying and recovering confiscable property

Division 1 -- Unexplained wealth  

  • 11 Unexplained wealth declarations, applying for
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  • 12 Unexplained wealth declarations, making
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  • 13 Unexplained wealth, assessing value of
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  • 14 Unexplained wealth declaration, effect of

Division 2 -- Criminal benefits  

  • 15 Criminal benefits declarations, applying for
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  • 16 Criminal benefits declarations for crime-derived property, making
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  • 17 Criminal benefits declarations for unlawfully acquired property, making
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  • 18 Criminal benefits declarations, limits on making and ancillary orders for
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  • 19 Criminal benefits, assessing value of
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  • 20 Criminal benefits declaration, effect of

Division 3 -- Crime-used property substitution  

  • 21 Crime-used property substitution declaration, applying for
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  • 22 Crime-used property substitution declarations, making
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  • 23 Crime-used property, assessing value of
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  • 24 Crime-used property substitution declaration, effect of

Division 4 -- Recovery of confiscable property  

  • 25 Amounts payable under s. 14, 20 and 24, when payable and recovery of
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  • 26 Frozen property, use of to meet liability under s. 14, 20 or 24
    •   27. Confiscable property declarations, applying for  
  • 28 Confiscable property declarations, making
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  • 29 Property available to meet liability under s. 14, 20 or 24
    •   30. Declarations of confiscation, applying for and making  
  • 31 Applicant’s duty to lodge memorial of confiscation
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  • 32 Varying declarations

PART 4 -- Preventing dealings in confiscable property

Division 1 -- Seizure of crime-used and crime-derived property  

  • 33 Property, powers to seize etc.

Division 2 -- Freezing notices for crime-used and crime-derived property  

  • 34 Freezing notices, application for and issue of
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  • 35 Freezing notices, contents of
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  • 36 Freezing notices, service, notice and filing of
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  • 37 Person served with freezing notice to declare any other interested party
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  • 38 Freezing notices for registrable real property, duration of and notices about
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  • 39 Freezing notices for other property, duration of and notices about
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  • 40 Freezing notices, cancelling etc.

Division 3 -- Freezing orders for confiscable property  

  • 41 Freezing orders, applying for
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  • 42 Proceedings for freezing orders, court’s powers in
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  • 43 Freezing orders, making
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  • 44 Freezing orders, court’s duties when considering applications for
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  • 45 Freezing orders, court’s powers when making
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  • 46 Freezing orders, service and notice of
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  • 47 Person served with freezing order to declare any other interested party
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  • 48 Freezing orders for registrable real property, duration of and notices about
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  • 49 Freezing orders for other property, duration of and notices about

Division 4 -- Dealing with seized or frozen property  

  • 50 Prohibited dealings
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  • 51 Effect of prohibited dealings in frozen property
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  • 52 Permitted dealings in mortgaged property

PART 5 -- Investigation and search

Division 1 -- Preliminary inquiries  

  • 53 Financial institutions may volunteer information
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  • 54 Financial institutions may be required to give information
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  • 55 Financial institution giving information under s. 53 or 54, protection for
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  • 56 Financial institution giving false or misleading information under s. 53 or 54, offence

Division 2 -- Examinations  

  • 57 Examination of person, applying for order for
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  • 58 Court and CCC powers when making examination order
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  • 59 Examination orders, service of
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  • 60 Examinations, conduct of and representation at
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  • 60A Examination by CCC
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  • 61 Examination orders, contravening and admissibility of information given under

Division 3 -- Production of documents  

  • 62 Production orders, applying for
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  • 63 Production orders, making
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  • 64 Property-tracking documents, inspection etc. of
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  • 65 Production orders, contravening and admissibility of information given under
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  • 66 Production orders, varying

Division 4 -- Monitoring financial transactions  

  • 67 Monitoring orders and suspension orders, applying for
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  • 68 Monitoring orders and suspension orders, making
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  • 69 Contravening monitoring order or suspension order, offence

Division 5 -- Secrecy requirements  

  • 70 Disclosure of certain information restricted, offence
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  • 71 Who restricted disclosures may be made to
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  • 72 Disclosure to court

Division 6 -- Detention, search and seizure  

  • 73 Confiscable property etc., powers to search etc. people for
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  • 74 Search warrants
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  • 75 Search of person under s. 73 or 74, who may perform
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  • 76 Additional powers for powers under s. 73 and
    •   77. Warrant under s. 74 extends to documents produced later  
  • 78 Other laws on search warrants not affected

PART 6 -- Objections to confiscation  

  • 79 Confiscation of frozen property, objecting to
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  • 80 Objection proceedings, State is party to
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  • 81 On objection, court may release frozen property under s. 82, 83 or
    •   82. Crime-used property, release of  
  • 83 Crime-derived property, release of
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  • 84 Other frozen property, release of
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  • 85 Confiscated property, applying for release of
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  • 86 Application under s. 85, State is party to
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  • 87 Confiscated property, release of

PART 7 -- Management of seized, frozen and confiscated property

Division 1 -- Control and management of property  

  • 88 Seized property, control etc. of
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  • 89 Frozen and confiscated property, control etc. of
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  • 90 Capacity of DPP or CCC to carry out transactions
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  • 91 Control etc. of frozen property by owner, court may order
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  • 92 Person controlling etc. property, duties of

Division 2 -- Disposal of deteriorating or undesirable property  

  • 93 Destruction of seized etc. property on grounds of public interest, court may order
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  • 94 Deteriorating frozen property, sale of
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  • 95 Frozen property, valuation and inventory of

Division 3 -- Management of property by Public Trustee  

  • 96 Public Trustee may appoint person to control etc. property
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  • 97 Taxes etc. on frozen property, Public Trustee’s liability for
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  • 98 Interstate property, management of
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  • 99 Public Trustee entitled to fees for controlling etc. frozen or confiscated property
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  • 100 Obstructing Public Trustee, offence

PART 8 -- Court jurisdiction and evidentiary matters  

  • 101 Courts’ jurisdiction for this Act
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  • 102 Proceedings, general provisions about
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  • 103 Attorney General entitled to appear in proceedings
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  • 104 Stays of proceedings
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  • 105 Opinion evidence of some people admissible
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  • 106 Findings that property is crime-used or crime-derived, making
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  • 107 Evidence as to confiscation offence may be used in confiscation proceedings
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  • 108 Examination orders, admissibility of transcript of proceedings under
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  • 109 Hearsay evidence etc., use of
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  • 110 Production orders, admissibility of documents produced etc.
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  • 111 Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 s. 38(2), effect of certificate under
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  • 112 Enforcing compliance with Act or court order

PART 9 -- Interests in registrable property  

  • 113 Memorials for land titles, Registrar of Titles’ functions as to and effect of
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  • 114 Registrars under Acts other than Transfer of Land Act 1893, duty of
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  • 115 Knowledge that property is frozen, imputation of
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  • 116 Documents lodged with the Registrar of Titles, form of

PART 10 -- Mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation of property

Division 1 -- Registration of WA orders in other jurisdictions  

  • 117 Freezing notices and orders, content of for interstate registration and effect of interstate

Division 2 -- Recognition of orders of other jurisdictions  

  • 118 Interstate orders, registration of
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  • 119 Registered interstate freezing orders, effect of
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  • 120 Registered interstate confiscation declarations, effect of
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  • 121 Registered interstate freezing orders etc., duration of
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  • 122 Registered interstate freezing orders etc., cancelling

Division 3 -- Charges on interstate property  

  • 123 Creation of charge
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  • 124 Cessation of charge
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  • 125 Priority of charge
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  • 126 Charge on land, registration of memorial of
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  • 127 Charge on property other than land, registration of

PART 11 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 128 Act binds States, Territories and Commonwealth
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  • 129 Property protected from seizure and confiscation
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  • 130 Confiscation Proceeds Account, creation and administration of
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  • 131 Confiscation Proceeds Account, funds and purposes of
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  • 132 Obstructing police officers or authorised CCC officers
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  • 133 Subsequent applications, notices, orders etc. not prevented
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  • 134 Delegation by DPP
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  • 134A CCC’s power to delegate
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  • 135 Sham transactions, orders as to
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  • 136 Offences by body corporate, liability of officers of in case of etc.
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  • 137 Protection from personal liability
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  • 138 Death of owner, effect of
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  • 139 Legal professional privilege withdrawn
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  • 140 Regulations
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  • 140A Review of 2018 amendments to Act

PART 12 -- Interpretation  

  • 141 Term used: confiscation offence
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  • 142 Term used: confiscable
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  • 143 Term used: wealth
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  • 144 Term used: unexplained wealth
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  • 145 Term used: criminal benefit
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  • 146 Term used: crime-used
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  • 147 Term used: criminal use
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  • 148 Term used: crime-derived
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  • 149 Term used: lawfully acquired
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  • 150 Term used: service cut off date
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  • 151 Term used: deal (in relation to property)
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  • 152 Term used: value (in relation to property sold by or for the State)
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  • 153 Term used: innocent party
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  • 154 Term used: value (in relation to transfer of property)
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  • 155 Term used: property-tracking document
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  • 156 Term used: effective control (in relation to property)
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  • 157 Term used: conviction (in relation to confiscation offence)
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  • 158 Term used: charge (in relation to an offence)
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  • 159 Term used: declared drug trafficker
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  • 160 Term used: abscond (in relation to an offence)
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  • 161 Term used: sham transaction
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