Clause 11

In the CDSA, in section 56, after subsection (4), insert —“(5) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 50(1) or (1A) against a person for entering into, or for otherwise being concerned in, an arrangement involving property that relates to the benefits of drug dealing, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits of drug dealing.(6) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 51(1) or (1A) against a person for entering into, or for otherwise being concerned in, an arrangement involving property that relates to the benefits from criminal conduct, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits from criminal conduct.(7) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 53(1), (2), (3) or (3A) against a person for any act mentioned in those provisions involving property that relates to the benefits of drug dealing, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits of drug dealing.(8) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 54(1), (2), (3) or (3A) against a person for any act mentioned in those provisions involving property that relates to the benefits from criminal conduct, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits from criminal conduct.(9) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 55A(1) against a person for entering into, or for otherwise being concerned in, an arrangement involving property that relates to the benefits of drug dealing or the benefits from criminal conduct, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits of drug dealing or the benefits from criminal conduct, as the case may be.(10) For the purpose of proving an offence under section 55A(2) against a person for any act mentioned in that provision involving property that relates to the benefits of drug dealing or the benefits from criminal conduct, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove as a physical element of that offence that the property is in fact the benefits of drug dealing or the benefits from criminal conduct, as the case may be.”.