South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) Proceedings for an
offence against this Act must be commenced—
(a) in
the case of an expiable offence—within the time limits prescribed for
expiable offences by the Summary Procedure Act 1921 ;
(b) in
any other case—within 5 years of the date on which the offence is
alleged to have been committed, whether the offence is alleged to have been
committed before or after the commencement of this paragraph.
(2) A prosecution for
an offence against this Act cannot be commenced except by—
(a) the
Commissioner; or
(b) an
authorised officer under the Fair Trading Act 1987 ; or
(c) a
person who has the consent of the Minister to commence the prosecution.
(3) In any
proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a certificate of
the Minister certifying authorisation of, or consent to, a prosecution for an
offence against this Act will be accepted, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, as proof of the authorisation or consent.