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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.190Proceedings for offences
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### sec.190 Proceedings for offences
A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but no later than 2 years after the commission of the offence.
A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge on that day.
A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only by a person authorised in writing by the commissioner, either generally or in a particular case, to start the proceeding.
The written authorisation is evidence that the person is authorised to start the proceeding.
s 190 sub 2018 No. 17 s 176ZO
(sec.190-ssec.1) A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but no later than 2 years after the commission of the offence.
(sec.190-ssec.2) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge on that day.
(sec.190-ssec.3) A proceeding for an offence against this Act may be started only by a person authorised in writing by the commissioner, either generally or in a particular case, to start the proceeding.
(sec.190-ssec.4) The written authorisation is evidence that the person is authorised to start the proceeding. s 190 sub 2018 No. 17 s 176ZO