Organised Crime Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Confiscation of Benefitsfrom Organised Crime Activities
66. Exclusion of subject’s property for undue hardship
Feedback & supportOn application by a subject within the prescribed time after a confiscation order has been made, the Court may exclude any property held by the subject from the exercise of any realisation power, if the Court is satisfied that, having regard to all of the circumstances, undue hardship is reasonably likely to be caused to the subject if the power is exercised in relation to that property.
confiscation order
“confiscation order” means an order made under section 61(2);
The circumstances to which the Court may have regard under subsection (1) include, without limitation —
the use that is ordinarily made, or was intended to be made, of the property;
the nature and extent of the subject’s interest in the property; and
the circumstances of the organised crime activity concerned.
Nothing in this section prevents the exercise of any realisation power over property excluded under subsection (1) if —
realisation power
“realisation power” means any power under section 22 of the CDSA as applied by section 70;
after the exercise of the realisation powers on other property, there is still a debt due to the Government under section 62(4); and
the subject agrees to the exercise of those powers over the property excluded under subsection (1) in order to pay all or part of that debt.