Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A prosecution of a
person for an indictable offence may be commenced at any time, unless another
written law provides otherwise.
(2) A prosecution of a
person for a simple offence must be commenced within 12 months after the date
on which the offence was allegedly committed, unless another written law
provides otherwise or the person consents to it being commenced at a later
time.
(3) A prosecution is
commenced on the day on which a prosecution notice, signed in accordance with
section 23, is lodged with the court in which the prosecution is being
commenced, whether or not the notice has been served on the accused.
[Section 21 amended: No. 34 of 2020 s. 86.]