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Building Act 1993
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150 Prosecution of offences
(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act must not be
commenced without the consent of the Director.
(2) A document purporting to be consent for the purposes of
subsection (1) and to be signed by the Director is evidence of that
consent.
(3) A prosecution for an offence against this Act or the Regulations
must be commenced within 2 years after the day on which a police
officer, the Director or an authorised officer becomes aware of the
commission of the alleged offence.
(4) For exercising its criminal jurisdiction in relation to an offence
against this Act, the Local Court must be constituted by a Local
Court Judge.