Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered ActsSection 171—
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171 Dealing with forfeited property prohibited(1) A person who does, or attempts to do, an act or makes an omission in relation to property that is the subject of a forfeiture order that directly or indirectly defeats the operation of the order commits a crime.Penalty—Maximum penalty—(a) for a financial institution—2500 penalty units or the value of the forfeited property, whichever is the higher amount; or(b) otherwise—(i) 1000 penalty units or the value of the forfeited property, whichever is the higher amount; or(ii) 7 years imprisonment.(2) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to prove that the person had no notice the property was the subject of a forfeiture order and no reason to suspect it was.(3) However, the defence under subsection (2) is not available to the extent the property is—(a) a motor vehicle, boat or outboard motor the subject of a forfeiture order registered under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) ; or(b) land over which a caveat in relation to the forfeiture order is registered under the Land Title Act 1994 .(4) Subsection (1) does not prevent the prosecution and punishment of a person who does, or attempts to do, an act or makes an omission mentioned in that subsection for contempt of court or another offence under this Act or another Act.(5) A dealing with property in contravention of subsection (1) is void unless the dealing was in favour of a person who—(a) did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the property was forfeited under a forfeiture order; and(b) acted in good faith; and(c) provided sufficient consideration for the dealing.(6) Subsection (5) applies whether or not any person is convicted of an offence in relation to the forfeiture order.