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Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986
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#### 8 Instituting other proceedings
8 Instituting other proceedings
> > (1) The Director may institute and conduct—
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> > > (a) committal proceedings for indictable offences,
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> > > (b) proceedings for summary offences in any court, and
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> > > (c) summary proceedings for indictable offences that may be dealt with summarily in the Local Court.
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> > (2) If the Director has instituted any such proceeding, the Director may—
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> > > (a) institute and conduct, on behalf of the Crown or the prosecution, appeals in any court arising from the proceeding, and
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> > > (b) conduct, as respondent, appeals in any court arising from the proceeding.
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> > (3) The Director may not exercise any function under this section in respect of a summary offence, unless—
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> > > (a) the offence is a prescribed summary offence, or
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> > > (b) the person otherwise responsible for the prosecution or proceeding concerned has consented in writing.
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> **s 8:** Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.30.