sec.108Proceedings for offences

### sec.108 Proceedings for offences A prosecution for an offence against this Act shall be by way of summary proceedings under the Justices Act 1886 upon the complaint of— in the case of offences against the provisions of part 2 , division 2 —the chief executive officer of the local government or the chief executive officer’s delegate; or in any other case—any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Minister. In any proceedings it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment of the chief executive officer of the local government or the authority of a complainant to lay a complaint in respect of an offence against this Act in the absence of evidence that challenges that appointment or authority. s 108 amd 2009 No. 26 s 59 sch (sec.108-ssec.1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act shall be by way of summary proceedings under the Justices Act 1886 upon the complaint of— in the case of offences against the provisions of part 2 , division 2 —the chief executive officer of the local government or the chief executive officer’s delegate; or in any other case—any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Minister. (sec.108-ssec.2) In any proceedings it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment of the chief executive officer of the local government or the authority of a complainant to lay a complaint in respect of an offence against this Act in the absence of evidence that challenges that appointment or authority. - (a) in the case of offences against the provisions of part 2 , division 2 —the chief executive officer of the local government or the chief executive officer’s delegate; or - (b) in any other case—any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Minister.