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CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 55

Written consent of Attorney - General required

  (1)   A prosecution for an offence against this Part requires the consent of the Attorney - General.

  (2)   Despite subsection   (1):

  (a)   a person may be arrested for an offence referred to in subsection   (1), and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed; and

  (b)   a person may be charged with such an offence; and

  (c)   a person so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail;

but no further step in the proceedings referred to in subsection   (1) is to be taken until the Attorney - General's consent has been given.

  (3)   Nothing in subsection   (2) prevents the discharge of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.



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