Disability Services Act 2006
sec.266Notice not given by prosecuting authority at the commencement
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sec.266 Notice not given by prosecuting authority at the commencement
This section applies if— before the commencement, a person engaged by the department is charged with an indictable offence; and at the commencement, the police commissioner or director of public prosecutions (a prosecuting authority ) has not given information about the charge to the chief executive as required by section 71 of the unamended Act. Despite section 71 of the unamended Act, the prosecuting authority is no longer required to give the information to the chief executive. s 266 ins 2010 No. 5 s 156 (sec.266-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, a person engaged by the department is charged with an indictable offence; and at the commencement, the police commissioner or director of public prosecutions (a prosecuting authority ) has not given information about the charge to the chief executive as required by section 71 of the unamended Act. (sec.266-ssec.2) Despite section 71 of the unamended Act, the prosecuting authority is no longer required to give the information to the chief executive.
- (a) before the commencement, a person engaged by the department is charged with an indictable offence; and
- (b) at the commencement, the police commissioner or director of public prosecutions (a prosecuting authority ) has not given information about the charge to the chief executive as required by section 71 of the unamended Act.