Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Proceedings on an application for a * restraining order or a * confiscation order are not criminal proceedings.
(2) Except in relation to an offence under this Act:
(a) the rules of construction applicable only in relation to the criminal law do not apply in the interpretation of this Act; and
(b) the rules of evidence applicable in civil proceedings apply, and those applicable only in criminal proceedings do not apply, to proceedings under this Act.