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Part 4Legal proceedings
Division 1General
90 Who may prosecute
(1)
A prosecution for an offence against this Act, other than a crime, may be started only by—
(a)
the chief executive; or
(b)
the commissioner; or
(c)
a person authorised in writing by the Attorney-General, the chief executive or the commissioner, either generally or in a particular case, to start the prosecution; or
(d)
the local government for the local government area in which the offence was allegedly committed.
(2)
The authorisation required by subsection (1)(c) is to be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
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