Failure to comply with these obligations constitutes an offence. The maximum penalty for this offence is 2 years imprisonment or a fine of 240 penalty units or both (section 31L(2) of the Confiscation Act 1997). However, the obligations described do not prevent a person disclosing the existence or operation of a freezing order for the purposes of, or in connection with, legal proceedings, or in the course of proceedings before a court. While a freezing order is in force, a member of the police force must not be required to disclose to any court the existence or operation of the freezing order. A member of the police force may disclose the existence or operation of a freezing order for the purposes of a report to the Minister under section 139A(1) of the Confiscation Act 1997. A reference in this notice to disclosing the existence or operation of a freezing order to a person includes a reference to disclosing information to the person from which the person could reasonably be expected to infer the existence or operation of the freezing order. Sch. 4A inserted by S.R. No. 20/2012 reg. 41. 4A Regulation 9A DECLARATION Section 36O IMPORTANT: DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT As soon as you get this notice you should get legal advice to help you understand the notice and your obligations under the notice. Contact your lawyer or a community legal centre for advice. (Information to the effect of the above advice to be printed in the English, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese languages.)
Failure to comply with these obligations constitutes an offence. The maximum penalty for this offence is 2 years imprisonment or a fine of 240 penalty units or both (section 31L(2) of the Confiscation Act 1997). However, the obligations described do not prevent a person disclosing the existence or operation of a freezing order for the purposes of, or in connection with, legal proceedings, or in the course of proceedings before a court. While a freezing order is in force, a member of the police force must not be required to disclose to any court the existence or operation of the freezing order. A member of the police force may disclose the existence or operation of a freezing order for the purposes of a report to the Minister under section 139A(1) of the Confiscation Act 1997. A reference in this notice to disclosing the existence or operation of a freezing order to a person includes a reference to disclosing information to the person from which the person could reasonably be expected to infer the existence or operation of the freezing order. Sch. 4A inserted by S.R. No. 20/2012 reg. 41. 4A Regulation 9A Section 36O IMPORTANT: DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT As soon as you get this notice you should get legal advice to help you understand the notice and your obligations under the notice. Contact your lawyer or a community legal centre for advice. (Information to the effect of the above advice to be printed in the English, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese languages.) DECLARATION