sec.257Limitation on time for starting proceedings

### sec.257 Limitation on time for starting proceedings A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start within the latest of the following periods to end— 2 years after the offence first comes to the notice of the complainant; if an enforceable undertaking has been given in relation to the offence, 6 months after the latest of the following to happen— the enforceable undertaking is contravened; it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking; if the offence involves a breach of an obligation causing death and the death is investigated by a coroner under the Coroners Act 2003 —2 years after the coroner makes a finding in relation to the death. Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding for an offence against part 3A . s 257 amd 2009 No.16 s 10; 2020 No. 14 s 14 ; 2024 No. 34 s 87 (sec.257-ssec.1) A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start within the latest of the following periods to end— 2 years after the offence first comes to the notice of the complainant; if an enforceable undertaking has been given in relation to the offence, 6 months after the latest of the following to happen— the enforceable undertaking is contravened; it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking; if the offence involves a breach of an obligation causing death and the death is investigated by a coroner under the Coroners Act 2003 —2 years after the coroner makes a finding in relation to the death. (sec.257-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding for an offence against part 3A . - (a) 2 years after the offence first comes to the notice of the complainant; - (b) if an enforceable undertaking has been given in relation to the offence, 6 months after the latest of the following to happen— (i) the enforceable undertaking is contravened; (ii) it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; (iii) the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking; - (i) the enforceable undertaking is contravened; - (ii) it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; - (iii) the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking; - (c) if the offence involves a breach of an obligation causing death and the death is investigated by a coroner under the Coroners Act 2003 —2 years after the coroner makes a finding in relation to the death. - (i) the enforceable undertaking is contravened; - (ii) it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened; - (iii) the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking;