LCA submission on Commonwealth serious and organised crime legislation

31/08/2009

The Law Council of Australia has released its submission to the inquiry by the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs into the provisions of the _Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill 2009 _(Cth). The Law Council has raised a number of concerns, in particular, the introduction of "unexplained wealth" provisions, which place the onus on a person to demonstrate that his or her wealth was lawfully acquired. View the LCA submission >

**31 August 2009 **