Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009

  • Heading: substituted, on 1 December 2009, by section 8 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 9).

21 Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
  • (1) The Attorney-General may, if the circumstances in subsection (2) exist, request a foreign country to make arrangements to enforce any of the following in that country:

    • (a) an assets forfeiture order:

    • (b) a profit forfeiture order:

    • (c) an instrument forfeiture order:

    • (d) a restraining order.

    (2) The circumstances are that the Attorney-General has reasonable grounds to believe that some or all of the property to which the order relates is located in the foreign country.

    Section 21: substituted, on 1 December 2009, by section 8 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 9).