The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) (POCA 2002) came into force on 1 January 2003 and is the instrument used to recover the largest proportion of criminal assets associated with federal crimes. The Act was the result of a review, which found that the inclusion of civil forfeiture at a federal level would vastly extend the capacity to recover funds from breaches of federal law (ALRC 1999). Once confiscated, assets are paid into an account and can be shared with those jurisdictions and foreign countries that made a significant contribution to the recovery under the equitable sharing program. The total amount of money recovered using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth), between January 2003 and 30 June 2007, was A$41,377,790.