South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts82—Extension of period for prosecution and issue of expiation notice
(1) Proceedings for an
offence against this Act (other than an expiable offence) must be commenced
within two years of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been
committed or, with the authorisation of the Minister, at a later time within
five years after that date.
(2) In any
proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a certificate of
the Minister certifying authorisation of a prosecution for an offence against
this Act will be accepted, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof
of the authorisation.
(3) Proceedings for a
prescribed expiable offence against this Act must be commenced within
2 years of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been
committed and, despite section 6 of the Expiation of Offences
Act 1996 , an expiation notice for such an offence may be given after the
expiry of the period of 6 months from the date on which the offence was
alleged to have been committed.
(4) An expiation
notice for a prescribed expiable offence against this Act cannot be given
after the expiry of the period of 2 years from the date on which the
offence is alleged to have been committed.