Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (section 21C)
ASSETS FORFEITURE NOTICE
In accordance with section 21C of the Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (the Act), the New South Wales Crime Commission (the Commission) hereby issues a notice of intention to forfeit (assets forfeiture notice) the following property,
Cash in the amount of $187,200 in Australian currency (the property) and any interest accumulated thereon, found and subsequently seized by New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) officers on 27 March 2024 at 2 Central Avenue, Eastwood NSW 2122,
to the Crown.
This assets forfeiture notice is issued on the following grounds:
1. The property is held by NSWPF as a result of it being seized by NSWPF officers during the execution of a search warrant at 2 Central Avenue, Eastwood NSW 2122 on 27 March 2024. On that day, a person understood to have an interest in the property was arrested and charged with offences contrary to the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) and the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The property is being held by the New South Wales Police Force pursuant to the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW).
2. The Commission is reasonably satisfied the property is an interest in property:
a. of a person suspected of engaging in serious crime related activity; and/or
b. suspected of being serious crime derived property because of serious crime related activity; and/or
c. an interest in property suspected of being an available interest relating to serious crime use property.
Pursuant to section 21A of the Act, a dispute claim in relation to this assets forfeiture notice may be made by 19 March 2025 and pursuant to section 21G of the Act, MUST:
1. be made in writing to the Cmisomsion by post to 453-463 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW or by e-mail to confiscations@crimecommission.nsw.gov.au; and
2. include the following information:
(a) the name, date of birth and address of the person making the claim (the claimant),
(b) the basis of the claim, including the following and evidence, if any, supporting the following—
(i) a description of the claimant’s interest in the property,
(ii) how the interest in the property was acquired,
(iii) why the interest in the property is not illegally acquired property,
(c) a statutory declaration supporting the information in the claim.
Unless a dispute claim is made to the Commission, this assets forfeiture notice takes effect immediately after 19 March 2025.
7 January 2025
Assistant Commissioner (Legal)
New South Wales Crime Commission
A2475614
Sydney 2000
