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CurrentAuthority to prosecute
Part 6Miscellaneous matters
118 Authority to prosecute
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act must not be commenced without the approval of:
(a)
the CEO; or
(b)
a person authorised by the CEO.
(2)
An approval may be given in relation to:
(a)
a particular case; or
(b)
a particular class of case.
(3) A document purporting to be the approval of the CEO, or person authorised, is evidence of that approval.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prosecution started by the Attorney-General or Director of Public Prosecutions.
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