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#### 20 Proceedings for offences 20 Proceedings for offences > > (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations are to be taken before the Local Court. > > > (2) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may only be brought by— > > > > > (a) the Director-General, or > > > > > (b) a person or a member of a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 21 of the [Health Administration Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1982-135) provides for the delegation of a function of the Director-General. > > > > Section 20A provides for inspectors to serve penalty notices. > > **s 20:** Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4; 2012 No 56. Sch 1 \[11\].

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