A person subject to examination orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) who acquiesces in and complies with those orders for an extended period is precluded from later challenging them on technical procedural grounds. A stay of examination proceedings pending criminal proceedings requires demonstration of a real risk of prejudice, not mere speculation, and an undertaking by the Commissioner not to examine on matters relevant to the criminal charges will ordinarily be sufficient to negate such risk. The constitutional validity of the examination provisions, including the abrogation of the privilege against self-incrimination, is confirmed.
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