Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
29SPower to bring proceedings
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29S Power to bring proceedings
(1) A sector regulator or a police officer may bring proceedings for an offence against this Part or the regulations.
S. 29S(2) inserted by No. 17/2023 s. 31(2).
(2) A proceeding commenced under subsection (1) may be taken over and continued at any time by any other person authorised by subsection (1) to commence proceedings.
S. 29S(3) inserted by No. 17/2023 s. 31(2).
(3) In a proceeding for an offence against this Part or the regulations, it must be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the person commencing the proceeding was authorised to commence the proceeding.
New s. 30 inserted by No. 63/2016 s. 8.