Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 10 - NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE  

Part 10.2 - Money laundering  

Division 400 - Money laundering  

SECTION 400.2   Definition of deals with money or other property  

(1)    
For the purposes of this Division, a person deals with money or other property if the person does any of the following:

(a)    receives, possesses, conceals or disposes of money or other property;

(b)    

imports money or other property into Australia;

(c)    exports money or other property from Australia;

(d)    engages in a banking transaction relating to money or other property.


(2)    


For the purposes of this Division, if:

(a)    a person (the first person ) engages in conduct; and

(b)    the first person ' s conduct causes another person to deal with money or other property (within the meaning of subsection (1)); and

(c)    the first person is reckless as to whether the first person ' s conduct causes the other person to deal with the money or property;

the first person is taken to have dealt with the money or property.


(3)    


For the purposes of subsection (2), it is immaterial whether the identity of the other person can be established.

(4)    


For the purposes of subsection (2), the conduct of a person causes another person to deal with money or other property (within the meaning of subsection (1)) if the conduct substantially contributes to the other person dealing with the money or property (within the meaning of subsection (1)).

(5)    


For the purposes of subsection (4), it is immaterial whether the identity of the other person can be established.



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