Consent of Attorney‑General required for prosecutions
119.11 Consent of Attorney‑General required for prosecutions
Proceedings for the commitment of a person for the following must not be instituted without the written consent of the Attorney‑General:
the trial on indictment for an offence against the following provisions:
this Division;
section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 to the extent that it relates to an offence against this Division;
the summary trial of a person for an offence referred to in paragraph (a).
However, the following steps may be taken (but no further steps in proceedings may be taken) without consent having been given:
a person may be charged with an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(a);
a person may be arrested for an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed;
a person so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail.
Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the discharge of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.
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