Prosecution
11A Prosecution
Proceedings for an offence against this Act committed in a local government area shall not be commenced except by the CEO or a person authorized in writing by the CEO for that purpose.
Subsection (1) does not apply to or in relation to:
vacant Crown Land; or
an area vested in, or under the control of, the Parks and
Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory,
situated within a local government area.
A document purporting to be signed by the CEO of a local government council and to authorize a person named in it to commence a prosecution under this Act is evidence of the person's authority to commence a prosecution for an offence committed in the council's local government area.
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