Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEEDS CONFISCATION ACT 2002 - SECT 194

194 Evidence

(1) Despite any rule of law or practice about hearsay evidence, the court may, for this division, receive evidence of the opinion of a prescribed officer who is experienced in the investigation of illegal activities involving dangerous drugs about—

(a) the market value at a particular time of a particular kind of dangerous drug or controlled substance; or

(b) the amount, or range of amounts, ordinarily paid at a particular time for the doing of anything in relation to a particular kind of dangerous drug or controlled substance.

(2) In this section—

"prescribed officer" means—

(a) a police officer; or

(b) a member of the Australian Federal Police; or

(c) an officer of customs within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901 (Cwlth) ; or

(d) an authorised commission officer.