This Act is the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Act 2012.

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

This Act amends the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009.

Section 5(1) is amended by repealing the definition of lawyer and substituting the following definition:

Section 33 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

Section 87(1)(a) is amended by inserting “foreign restraining order registered in New Zealand,” after “restraining order,”.

Section 91 is amended by omitting “functions and powers” and substituting “powers, functions, or duties”.

The heading above section 96 is amended by omitting “functions or powers” and substituting “powers, functions, or duties”.

Section 96 is repealed and the following section substituted:

Section 105(1) is amended by omitting “or any member of the police” in each place where it appears.

The following heading is inserted above section 106:

The heading above section 107 is repealed.

(1) Section 107(3)(c) is amended by omitting “notice” and substituting “order”.

(2) Section 107(3)(d) is amended by omitting “notice” and substituting “order”.

Section 116(2)(b) is amended by omitting “and every member of the police”.

Section 138(1) is amended by omitting “section 135” and substituting “section 137”.

Section 159(3) is amended by omitting “sections 160 and 162” and substituting “sections 160 to 162”.

(1) Section 160(4)(a) is amended by omitting “section 2 of the Law Practitioners Act 1982” and substituting “section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006”.

(2) Section 160(7) is amended by omitting “the term lawyer means a barrister or solicitor of the High Court, and”.

Section 207 is amended by omitting “Rule 458D(1)(a)(xvii)” and substituting “Rule 19.2(r)”.