Australia

International Criminal Court Act (2002), No. 41, 2002

An Act to facilitate compliance by Australia with obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and for related purposes

Part 4 Other requests by ICC

Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

Subdivision B- Restraining Orders

83 Excluding property from restraining orders

If:

(a) a court makes a restraining order under Part 2-1 of the Proceeds of Crime Act against property in respect of the crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC; and

(b) a person having an interest in the property applies to the court under Division 3 of Part 2-1
of that Act for an order varying the restraining order to exclude the person’s interest from the restraining order;

the court must grant the application if the court is satisfied that:

(c) in a case where the applicant is not the defendant:

the applicant was not, in any way, involved in the commission of the crime; and

if the applicant acquired the interest at the time of or after the commission, or alleged commission, of the crime—the property was not proceeds of the crime; or

(d) in any case—it is in the public interest to do so having regard to any financial hardship or other consequence of the interest remaining subject to the order.

Keywords

Non-prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties in the enforcement of forfeiture orders



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