New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CONFISCATION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 1989 - SECT 71A

71A Giving notices to financial institutions

(1) The Commissioner of Police may give a written notice to a financial institution requiring the institution to provide to an authorised officer information or documents relevant to one or more of the following--

(a) determining whether an account is or was held by a specified person with the financial institution,

(b) determining whether a person is or was a signatory to an account,

(c) if a person holds an account with the institution--the current balance of the account,

(d) details of transactions involving an account over a specified period of up to 6 months,

(e) details of all accounts held by a specified person, including the name of each other person who also holds or held the accounts,

(f) details of all accounts for which a specified person is an authorised signatory,

(g) a transaction conducted by the financial institution on behalf of a specified person,

(h) the name of the person who holds a safety deposit box with the financial institution and the dates on which the safety deposit box has been accessed.

(2) The Commissioner of Police must not give the notice unless the Commissioner reasonably believes the notice is required--

(a) to determine whether to take action under this Act, or

(b) in relation to proceedings under this Act.