Work and development permit may extend period for commencing proceeding for offence
10FA Work and development permit may extend period for commencing proceeding for offence
If a person is subject to a work and development permit in respect of an infringement fine, the period during which a proceeding must be commenced for the infringement offence to which the infringement fine relates is extended as follows—
if the work and development permit is cancelled and payment in respect of the infringement fine remains outstanding, by 6 months after the work and development permit is cancelled;
if a person who is subject to a work and development permit removes an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence from the work and development permit, by 6 months after the date on which the person has removed that infringement fine from the work and development permit.
Subsection (1) has effect despite section 7(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, section 344A of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 or any other provision of any Act or other instrument providing for the period during which a proceeding must be commenced for an offence alleged to have been committed.
S. 10G inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 6.
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