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#### 204 Time for starting prosecutions Despite section 15B of the Crimes Act 1914, a prosecution for an offence against subsection 201(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) or 201B(1) or (2), or section 202, 202A, 202B or 203, may be started at any time within 5 years after the offence was committed. Chapter 21—Administration

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