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Judgment date
Case number
S278/2013
S279/2013
Before
French CJ, Hayne, Bell, Gageler, Keane JJ
Catchwords
Criminal law – Money laundering – Criminal offence under s 400.3(1) of Criminal Code (Cth) to deal with property intending it will become "instrument of crime" – Appellant dealt with shares intending not to declare resulting capital gain – Whether shares "instrument of crime".
Words and phrases – "instrument of crime", "money laundering", "used in the commission", "used to facilitate".
Criminal Code (Cth) – ss 134.2, 400.1(1), 400.2(1), 400.3(1).