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CurrentAuthorised officer must consent to prosecution
Part 2Apprehension and remand
Division 2Police powers and obligations
21 Authorised officer must consent to prosecution
(1)
A youth must not be charged with an offence without the consent of an authorised officer.
(2)
A document that charges a youth with one or more offences must:
(a)
indicate that the charges have been consented to by an authorised officer; and
(b)
identify the authorised officer.
(3)
The document is evidence that:
(a)
the officer named is an authorised officer; and
(b)
the youth has been charged with the offence or offences with the consent of the authorised officer.
(4)
Subsection (1) does not affect a requirement under any other law to obtain consent to a prosecution.
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