22Matter to proceed

22 Matter to proceed (1) If a person elects in accordance with section 21 to have the matter dealt with by a court, proceedings against the person in respect of the alleged offence may be taken as if an infringement notice or a courtesy letter had not been issued. (2) The proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) must be commenced as follows: (a) if, apart from this subsection, proceedings for prosecuting the offence would be required to be commenced within a period of 12 months or less after the offence is alleged to have been committed – within 12 months after the offence is alleged to have been committed; (b) otherwise – before the expiry of the period within which the proceedings must be commenced.

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