11Consents

#### 11 Consents 11 Consents > > (1) The Director may consent to prosecutions for offences, being offences of a kind in relation to which an order under subsection (2) is in force. > > > (2) A person who has, under a law of the State, the power to consent to prosecutions for offences of a particular kind may, by order published in the Gazette, authorise the Director to consent to prosecutions for offences of that kind. > > > (3) Such an authorisation may not be given by a person who has that power by virtue of an authorisation granted to the person by another person. > > > (4) The mere giving of an authorisation under this section does not prevent the giving of a consent by a person who, but for this section, would have power to give a consent. > > > (5) If the Director consents to a prosecution for an offence, being an offence of a kind to which an order under subsection (2) is in force, the prosecution may be instituted and conducted without the consent of any other person. > > > (6) The Director shall notify the person who gives an authorisation under this section of the giving or refusing of consent under the authorisation. > > > (7) If the Director gives or refuses consent under an authorisation under this section, the person who gives the authorisation is bound by the Director’s decision. > > > (8) In this section— > > > > consent includes authorisation, sanction and any similar authority.