Northern Territory Numbered Acts

ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT 2018 (NO 25 OF 2018) - SECT 118

    (1)     Proceedings for an offence against this Act must not be commenced without the approval of:

    (a)     the CEO; or

    (b)     a person authorised by the CEO.

    (2)     An approval may be given in relation to:

    (a)     a particular case; or

    (b)     a particular class of case.

    (3)     A document purporting to be the approval of the CEO, or person authorised, is evidence of that approval.

    (4)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a prosecution started by the Attorney-General or Director of Public Prosecutions.