Enforcement of foreign restraining orders
34E Enforcement of foreign restraining orders
A foreign restraining order registered in a court under this Subdivision has effect, and may be enforced, as if it were a restraining order that:
was made by the court under the Proceeds of Crime Act at the time of the registration; and
directed that the property specified in the order is not to be disposed of or otherwise dealt with by any person.
In particular:
section 288 of that Act applies as if:
the reference in that section to the Official Trustee’s exercise of powers under that Act included a reference to the Official Trustee’s exercise of those powers in relation to a foreign restraining order so registered; and
the reference in that section to the Official Trustee’s performance of functions or duties under that Act included a reference to the Official Trustee’s performance of those functions or duties in relation to such a foreign restraining order; and
section 289 of that Act applies as if the reference in that section to controlled property included a reference to property that is subject to an order under section 35; and
section 290 of that Act applies as if the reference in that section to the controlled property were a reference to the property that is subject to an order under section 35.
Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of Part 2‑1, section 33, Divisions 5 and 6 of Part 2‑1 and sections 142, 143, 169, 170 and 282 to 287 of the Proceeds of Crime Act do not apply in relation to a foreign restraining order registered under this Subdivision.
Division 3 of this Part contains further provisions relating to registered foreign restraining orders.
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