Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 190

190 Proceedings for offences

(1) A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but no later than 2 years after the commission of the offence.

(2) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge on that day.

(3) A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only by a person authorised in writing by the commissioner, either generally or in a particular case, to start the proceeding.

(4) The written authorisation is evidence that the person is authorised to start the proceeding.