4. Purpose of Act

The purpose of this Act is to deal with organised crime with the object of —

punishing persons who are involved in the activities of organised criminal groups;

preventing, restricting and disrupting the activities of organised criminal groups and persons who are involved in such groups;

protecting members of the public from the harm caused, or likely to be caused, by such groups;

empowering a court to make various orders in order to prevent, restrict or disrupt the involvement of persons associated with such groups; and

establishing a regime for the confiscation of benefits from organised crime activities.