Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2017 (130 of 2017)
Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 5 Investigation and enforcement
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
72 Subsections 199(8), (9) and (10)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:
(8) A police officer or a customs officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary:
(a) board a ship or aircraft; or
(b) examine or search the ship or aircraft, and any goods found on the ship or aircraft;
for the purpose of finding out whether there is at or in the place, or in the goods:
(c) any physical currency in respect of which a report under section 53 is required; or
(d) any physical currency that may be of interest under subsection (14).
Entry to eligible places
(9) A police officer or a customs officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary:
(a) go onto or enter any eligible place; and
(b) examine the place, and any goods found at or in it;
for the purpose of finding out whether there is at or in the place, or in the goods:
(c) any physical currency in respect of which a report under section 53 is required; or
(d) any physical currency that may be of interest under subsection (14).
Seizure
(10) A police officer or a customs officer may seize physical currency found in the course of an examination or search under subsection (8) or (9) if:
(a) the police officer or customs officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the physical currency may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against section 53; or
(b) the police officer or customs officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the physical currency may be of interest under subsection (14).