Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CONFISCATION OF CRIMINAL ASSETS ACT 2003 - SECT 240

    (1)     The Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to hear and decide any proceeding under part 11 (Interstate orders) in relation to a corresponding law order.

    (2)     To remove any doubt, the Magistrates Court is a relevant court even if—

        (a)     the value of the property and benefits to which the corresponding order relates is more than the amount the Magistrates Court may award for a personal action at law; or

        (b)     title to land was genuinely in question in the proceeding for the making of the corresponding law order.