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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.707AProceeding for other offences
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### sec.707A Proceeding for other offences
The prosecution must bring a proceeding for an offence against this Law, other than an indictable offence, in a summary way.
The proceeding must start—
within 2 years after the offence is committed; or
within 1 year after the commission of the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 3 years after the offence is committed.
A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Law that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge.
sch s 707A ins 2016 No. 65 s 108
(sec.707A-ssec.1) The prosecution must bring a proceeding for an offence against this Law, other than an indictable offence, in a summary way.
(sec.707A-ssec.2) The proceeding must start— within 2 years after the offence is committed; or within 1 year after the commission of the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 3 years after the offence is committed.
(sec.707A-ssec.3) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Law that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge.
- (a) within 2 years after the offence is committed; or
- (b) within 1 year after the commission of the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 3 years after the offence is committed.