When a person is charged with disqualifying offence and proceeding is started
175L When a person is charged with disqualifying offence and proceeding is started
For this division and division 8—
a person is charged with a disqualifying offence when—
a police officer arrests and charges the person for the offence; or
the person is served with a notice to appear for the offence; or
the person is served with a complaint for the offence under the Justices Act 1886; or
a charge for the offence is made against the person in a proceeding without a complaint under the Justices Act 1886; or
an ex officio indictment against the person for the offence is presented to the Supreme Court or the District Court; and
a proceeding for a disqualifying offence is started against a person when the person is charged with the offence.
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