Under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000 (WA), the court's power to extend time for filing an objection to confiscation under s 79 is only available before the property has been confiscated under s 7(1); once confiscation has occurred, the only avenue for relief is an application under s 85 for release of confiscated property, subject to the restrictive conditions in s 87. Furthermore, despite the general language of s 79, an objection may only be filed if the property was frozen on a ground in respect of which the court may grant relief under ss 82, 83 or 84. The court's inherent jurisdiction cannot be invoked to circumvent these statutory limitations.
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