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PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 1991 (NO. 103 OF 1991) - SECT 75

Possession etc. of property suspected of being proceeds of crime

75. (1) A person who, after the commencement of this Act, receives, possesses, conceals, disposes of or brings into the Territory any money, or other property, that may reasonably be suspected of being proceeds of crime is guilty of an offence against this section punishable, upon conviction, by—

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years, or both; or

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—a fine not exceeding $50,000.

(2) Where a person is charged with an offence against this section, it is a defence to the charge if the person satisfies the court that he or she had no reasonable grounds for suspecting that the property referred to in the charge was derived or realised, directly or indirectly, from some form of unlawful activity.

Division 2—Organised fraud

Organised fraud



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