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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.114Offences under Act are summary
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### sec.114 Offences under Act are summary
An offence against this Act is a summary offence.
A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start within the later of the following periods to end—
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.
s 114 prev s 114 ins 1995 No. 22 s 14
amd 1997 No. 71 s 1 sch
om 2003 No. 29 s 379
pres s 114 ins 2004 No. 26 s 61
(sec.114-ssec.1) An offence against this Act is a summary offence.
(sec.114-ssec.2) A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start within the later of the following periods to end— 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) 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.