Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913

A person who deals with any money or other property that is being used, or is intended to be used, in connection with an offence is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 20 years.

A person may be convicted of a crime under subsection (1) regardless of whether —

the person does anything to facilitate or procure the commission of the offence; or

the person does or omits to do anything that constitutes all or part of the offence; or

anyone who does or omits to do, or who intended or intends to do or omit, anything that constitutes all or part of the offence is identified; or

anyone is charged with or convicted of the offence; or

the offence is subsequently committed.

It is a defence in proceedings for a crime under subsection (1) —

to prove that the accused —

did not know; and

did not believe or suspect; and

did not have reasonable grounds to believe or suspect,

to prove that the accused engaged in the act or omission alleged to constitute the crime in order to assist the enforcement of a law of Western Australia, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.

A prosecution under this section must not be commenced without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

In this section —

receives or has possession or control of the money or other property; or

conceals or attempts to conceal the money or other property; or

passes the money or other property to another person; or

disposes of the money or other property in any other way;

the commission of an offence; or

facilitating or procuring an offence.