Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 2 - THE CONFISCATION SCHEME  

PART 2-1A - FREEZING ORDERS  

Division 2 - How freezing orders are obtained  

SECTION 15C  

15C   Affidavit supporting application made in person  


If an *authorised officer applies in person to a magistrate for a *freezing order relating to an *account with a *financial institution, the application must be supported by an affidavit of an authorised officer described in paragraph (a), (aa), (b) or (c) of the definition of authorised officer in section 338 :

(a)    setting out sufficient information to identify the account (for example, the account number); and

(b)    identifying the financial institution; and

(c)    setting out the grounds to suspect that the balance of the account:


(i) is *proceeds of an *indictable offence, a *foreign indictable offence or an *indictable offence of Commonwealth concern; or

(ii) is wholly or partly an *instrument of a *serious offence; and

(d)    setting out the grounds on which a person could be satisfied that, unless the order is made, there is a risk that the balance of the account will be reduced so that a person will not be deprived of all or some of such proceeds or of such an instrument.

Note:

Paragraphs (a), (aa), (b) and (c) of the definition of authorised officer in section 338 cover certain persons performing functions under this Act for the Australian Federal Police, the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Australian Crime Commission and the Immigration and Border Protection Department.




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