The Compatibility of Unexplained Wealth Provisions and Civil Forfeiture Regimes With Kable

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Abstract

This article considers whether statutes providing for confiscation of unexplained wealth and similar civil forfeiture schemes might be constitutionally challenged. One possible basis would be the so-called Kable principle, providing for a strict separation of powers between different arms of government. It might be argued that a court ordering that a person's property be confiscated based on suspected (but unproven) wrongdoing is not a traditional exercise of judicial power.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-35
Number of pages18
JournalQueensland University of Technology Law & Justice Journal
Volume12
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

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