Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 111

111 Prosecutions for offences

(1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act may be started within 3 years after the alleged date of commission of the offence or within 2 years after the offence comes to the knowledge of the commission, whichever is the later.

(2) A prosecution may only be started by a person authorised by the commission, or the Attorney-General, (either generally or in the particular case) to bring the prosecution.

(2A) However, the commission must not bring a prosecution for an offence against this Act that is a crime.

(3) The authorisation required by subsection (2) is to be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(4) Subsection (1) does not limit the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , section 32 .