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CRIMINAL PROPERTY CONFISCATION ACT 2000 - SECT 36

36 .         Freezing notices, service, notice and filing of

        (1)         As soon as practicable after a freezing notice is issued, the applicant for the notice must arrange for a copy of it to be served personally on each of the following persons —

            (a)         if the property covered by the notice was taken from a person — that person;

            (b)         if, at the time that the freezing notice is issued, the applicant is aware of any other person who is, or may be, or claims to be, an interested party — that person.

        (2)         If the property is registrable real property, the applicant must lodge a memorial of the issue of the notice with the Registrar of Titles.

        (3)         If the property is registrable under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Commonwealth) or any enactment except the Transfer of Land Act 1893 , the applicant must notify the relevant registrar of the issue of the notice.

        (4)         If, as a result of information in a statutory declaration given, in accordance with section 37, by a person who was served with a copy of the freezing notice under subsection (1), the applicant becomes aware that any other person is or may be or claims to be an interested party, then the applicant must arrange for a copy of the notice to be served on the person personally, as soon as practicable.

        (5)         Nothing in subsection (1) or (4) prevents the applicant from serving a copy of the notice at any time on any other person whom the applicant becomes aware is, or may be or claims to be an interested party, but the service cut off date for the property is not affected by any service outside the requirements of subsection (1) or (4).

        (6)         The applicant must ensure that —

            (a)         the freezing notice is filed in the court specified in the notice; and

            (b)         an affidavit of service is endorsed on a copy of each copy of the freezing notice that is served on a person; and

            (c)         each endorsed copy is filed in the court.

        [Section 36 amended: No. 42 of 2011 s. 12; No. 10 of 2018 s. 35.]



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