Application by the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; In the matter of Xin & Ors (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 64

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Application by the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; In the matter of Xin & Ors (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 64 Hearing dates: 01 February 2023 Date of orders: 01 February 2023 Decision date: 01 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Restraining orders and ancillary orders made pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth). Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – proceeds of crime – cryptocurrency – urgent relief – approaching 6pm – restraining orders – ordered requiring defendant to facilitate transfer of bitcoin – undertaking as to damages Legislation Cited: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth), ss 18, 19, 38, 39, Pt 2-1, Div 1 Cases Cited: Application by the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; In the matter of Xin & Ors [2023] NSWSC 46 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (Plaintiff) Steven Hoitou Xin (First defendant) Yi Ming Wang (Second defendant) MX Investments Pty Ltd (Third defendant) MX Seven Investments Pty Ltd (Fourth defendant) Tara Global Pty Ltd (Fifth defendant) Wisdom AWCS International Pty Ltd (Sixth defendant) XT International Trading Pty Ltd (Seventh defendant) XTAW Investments Pty Ltd (Eighth defendant) Jin Yang (Ninth defendant) Ruizhen Wang (Tenth defendant) Liangfang Shen (Eleventh defendant) Xiaoli Chen (Twelfth defendant) Ai Yang (Thirteenth defendant) Zhaohua Ma (Fourteenth defendant) Yanhua Jiang (Fifteenth defendant) Golden Capital Commercial Logistics Pty Ltd (Sixteenth defendant) Gub Sugar Pty Ltd (Seventeenth defendant) Harris & Macarthur Pty Ltd (Eighteenth defendant) Harris & Mary Ann Pty Ltd (Nineteenth defendant) MJSD Investments Pty Ltd (Twentieth defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Muddle (Plaintiff)