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Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978
10Consent of Attorney‑General required for prosecutions
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#### 10 Consent of Attorney‑General required for prosecutions
(1) Proceedings for the commitment of a person for trial on indictment for an offence against this Act, or for the summary trial of a person for an offence against this Act, shall not be instituted except with the consent in writing of the Attorney‑General.
(2) Notwithstanding that a consent has not been given in relation to the offence in accordance with subsection (1):
(a) a person may be charged with an offence against this Act;
(b) a person may be arrested for an offence against this Act, and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed; and
(c) a person so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail;
but no further step in proceedings referred to in subsection (1) shall be taken in relation to the offence until such a consent has been given.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the discharge of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.
(4) A reference in this section to an offence against this Act includes a reference to an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914, or section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code, being an offence that relates to an offence against this Act.