Use of privileged answers, documents, things or statements in proceedings under Confiscation Act
395 Use of privileged answers, documents, things or statements in proceedings under Confiscation Act
Section 197(3)(c) as in force on and from 17 October 2013—
applies, and is taken to have always applied, only to an answer, document, thing or statement given or produced on or after that day; and
authorises the use of an answer, document, thing or statement only in a proceeding under the Confiscation Act started on or after that day; and
applies, and is taken to have always applied, as if the provision as amended by the amending Act, and section 265 of the Confiscation Act as inserted by the amending Act, were in force from the beginning of that day.
Note—
17 October 2013 is the day section 197(3)(c) was inserted into this Act by the Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013, section 27.
For subsection (1), section 265 of the Confiscation Act as inserted by the amending Act applies, and is taken to have always applied, in relation to an answer, document, thing or statement mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and a proceeding mentioned in subsection (1)(b).
In this section—
amending Act means the Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013.
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