Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEEDS CONFISCATION ACT 2002 - SECT 200

200 Application for special forfeiture order

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person (the
"prescribed respondent" ) has been convicted of a confiscation offence; and

(b) the prescribed respondent, or someone else for the prescribed respondent, has derived, is deriving, or is to derive, benefits (
"benefits" ) from a contract entered on or after 12 May 1989 (
"relevant contract" ) about either of the following—

(i) a depiction of the confiscation offence or alleged confiscation offence in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio, or television production, or in any other electronic form, or live or recorded entertainment of any kind;

(ii) an expression of the prescribed respondent’s thoughts, opinions or emotions about the confiscation offence.

(2) The State may apply to the Supreme Court at any time for an order (
"special forfeiture order" ) that the prescribed respondent pay to the State an amount equal to all or part of the prescribed respondent’s benefits under the relevant contract.

(3) This section applies to a contract made before or after the prescribed respondent’s conviction, whether in Queensland or elsewhere, including outside Australia.