South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

IRRIGATION ACT 1994 - SECT 79

79—Proceedings for offences

        (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 2 years of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.

        (2)         Proceedings for an offence against this Act cannot be commenced (except by a trust) without the written authorisation of the Minister.

        (3)         An apparently genuine document purporting to be under the hand of the Minister and to authorise the commencement of proceedings under this Act must be accepted, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof of the authorisation.