Hospital Foundations Act 2018
sec.68Proceedings for offences
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sec.68 Proceedings for offences
The proceeding is to be heard and decided summarily. The proceeding must be started within whichever is the longer of the following— 1 year after the commission of the offence; 6 months after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence. A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge on that day. (sec.68-ssec.1) The proceeding is to be heard and decided summarily. (sec.68-ssec.2) The proceeding must be started within whichever is the longer of the following— 1 year after the commission of the offence; 6 months after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence. (sec.68-ssec.3) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the complainant’s knowledge on a stated day is evidence the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge on that day.
- (a) 1 year after the commission of the offence;
- (b) 6 months after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence.