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CONFISCATION OF CRIMINAL ASSETS ACT 2003 (NO. 8 OF 2003) - SECT 147

Inquiry notices—immunity for complying financial institutions and staff

A civil proceeding does not lie against a financial institution, or an officer, employee or agent of a financial institution, in relation to loss, damage or injury of any kind to someone else because of the giving of information honestly to a police officer in compliance with (or purported compliance with) an inquiry notice

Note 1     For general provisions about a proceeding for a monitoring order (which is a confiscation proceeding—see s 236), see pt 14.

Note 2     In particular, no advance notice to anyone is required of the application for the order, and the application may be heard in closed court, without the offender or the public being present, see s 243.



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