sec.707AProceeding for other offences

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. A complaint for a fatigue management offence may be heard at a place appointed for holding Magistrates Courts within the district within which the defendant was required to produce the defendant’s work diary under section 568 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. Subsection (4) has effect despite, but does not limit, the Justices Act 1886 , section 139 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. In this section— fatigue management offence means an offence against any of the following provisions— section 250 ; section 251 ; section 254 ; section 256 ; section 258 ; part 6.4 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. s 707A ins 2016 No. 65 s 108 amd 2019 No. 25 s 4 (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. (sec.707A-ssec.4) A complaint for a fatigue management offence may be heard at a place appointed for holding Magistrates Courts within the district within which the defendant was required to produce the defendant’s work diary under section 568 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. (sec.707A-ssec.5) Subsection (4) has effect despite, but does not limit, the Justices Act 1886 , section 139 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision. (sec.707A-ssec.6) In this section— fatigue management offence means an offence against any of the following provisions— section 250 ; section 251 ; section 254 ; section 256 ; section 258 ; part 6.4 . This subsection is an additional Queensland provision.

• (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.
• (a) section 250 ;