67Time within which offence proceedings may be commenced

#### 67 Time within which offence proceedings may be commenced 67 Time within which offence proceedings may be commenced > > (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may be commenced within but not later than 2 years after the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed. > > > (2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may, with leave of the court, be commenced after the end of the period referred to in subsection (1) if they are commenced within but not later than 2 years after the date on which evidence of the alleged offence first came to the attention of an authorised officer. > > > (3) If subsection (2) is relied on for the purpose of commencing proceedings for an offence, the court attendance notice or application must contain particulars of the date on which evidence of the alleged offence first came to the attention of an authorised officer and need not contain particulars of the date on which the offence was committed. The date on which evidence first came to the attention of an authorised officer is the date specified in the court attendance notice or application, unless the contrary is established. > > > (4) This section applies despite anything in the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209) or any other Act. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > evidence of an offence means evidence of any act or omission constituting the offence.