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19 Prosecutions
(1)
A prosecution for an offence against this Act cannot be commenced except by a person who has the consent of the Minister to commence the prosecution.
(2)
In any proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a certificate of the Minister certifying consent to a prosecution for an offence against this Act will be accepted, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof of the authorisation or consent.
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