174Commencement of private prosecutions

#### 174 Commencement of private prosecutions 174 Commencement of private prosecutions > > (1) If a person other than a police officer or public officer is authorised under section 14 of this Act or under any other law to commence proceedings for an offence against a person, the person may commence the proceedings by issuing a court attendance notice, signed by a registrar, and filing the notice in accordance with this Division. > > > (2) A registrar must not sign a court attendance notice if— > > > > > (a) the registrar is of the opinion that the notice does not disclose grounds for the proceedings, or > > > > > (b) the registrar is of the opinion that the notice is not in the form required by or under this Act, or > > > > > (c) the registrar is of the opinion that a ground for refusal set out in the rules applies to the notice. > > > (3) If a registrar refuses to sign a court attendance notice proposed to be issued by any such person, the question of whether the court attendance notice is to be signed and issued is to be determined by a Judge of the Local Court on application by the person. > > **s 174:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[82\]. Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.11 \[13\]; 2018 No 4, Sch 1.5 \[1\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.31\[2\].