Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CONFISCATION OF CRIMINAL ASSETS ACT 2003 (NO. 8 OF 2003) - SECT 190

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is given—

              (i)     a production order for a property-tracking document; or

              (ii)     an examination notice that requires the person to produce a document at an examination; and

        (b)     the person intentionally destroys, damages, changes or otherwise interferes with the document.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is given—

              (i)     a production order for a property-tracking document; or

              (ii)     an examination notice that requires the person to produce a document at an examination; and

        (b)     the person destroys, damages, changes or otherwise interferes with the document.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (2) a strict liability offence.

    (4)     An offence against subsection (2) is declared to be an indictable offence.

Note     An offence against a Territory law is an indictable offence if it is punishable by imprisonment for longer than 1 year, or is declared by law to be an indictable offence (see Legislation Act, s 190 (1)).