Baird's tougher laws for serious crims

MORE POLICE POWERS: NSW PREMIER MIKE BAIRD'S PLAN TO TARGET CRIME KINGPINS

*Serious Crime Prevention Orders:

- Long-term orders (up to five years) to restrict activities of people or businesses involved in serious crime

- Issued by NSW District Court for convicted criminals, or NSW Supreme Court for suspected criminals

- Breaches attract fines and up to five years' jail.

* Public Safety Orders:

- Temporary orders (72 hours) issued by NSW police

- Designed to stop people from going to places where they are expected to commit violent acts, pose threat to public safety

- Breaches punishable by up to five years' jail

* Tougher powers to confiscate assets:

- Property legally purchased by a criminal, but used to commit crimes, could be confiscated and sold off

- With half the proceeds to go to the NSW Victims Support Fund, rest to crime-fighting initiatives.

* Harsher penalties for money laundering:

- Criminals to face up to five years' jail for dealing with suspected proceeds of crime valued over $100,000

- Three years for property valued under $100,000.