227Limitation period for prosecutions

227 Limitation period for prosecutions (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act may not be brought after the latest of the following: (a) for an offence against Part 2 – the day 2 years after the day the Electrical Safety Regulator becomes aware of the offence; (b) for an offence for which a coronial inquiry is held – the day 1 year after the coronial report is made or a coronial inquiry ends; (c) for any other offence – 5 years after the day the offence was committed. (2) A proceeding for a category 1 offence may be brought after the end of the applicable limitation period in subsection (1) if: (a) fresh evidence relevant to the offence is discovered; and (b) the Court is satisfied that the evidence could not reasonably have been discovered within the relevant limitation period. (3) For subsection (1), if an offence is committed on more than 1 day, the period of time is to be counted from the last day.