s 4 Purpose of Act
4. The purpose of this Act is to deal with organised crime with the object of —(a) punishing persons who are involved in the activities of organised criminal groups; (b) preventing, restricting and disrupting the activities of organised criminal groups and persons who are involved in such groups; (c) protecting members of the public from the harm caused, or likely to be caused, by such groups; (d) empowering a court to make various orders in order to prevent, restrict or disrupt the involvement of persons associated with such groups; and (e) establishing a regime for the confiscation of benefits from organised crime activities.