An account holder into whose bank account structured deposits are made in the commission of a s 142 offence can be a 'third party' under s 330(4)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) where they had no legal relationship with the offenders and no prior interest in the tainted property. The 'reasonable suspicion' test under s 330(4)(a) is assessed objectively from the perspective of a person in the acquirer's position with their knowledge, not from the perspective of an expert in money laundering. Expert opinion evidence about whether banking records are indicative of money laundering is irrelevant to this objective test.
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