Smoke-free Environment Regulation 2016
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10 Proceedings for offences
10 Proceedings for offences
For the purposes of section 20 (2) (b) of the Act:
(a) the chief executive of a local health district (within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997) may bring proceedings for an offence against section 7 (1) of the Act, and
(b) the chief executive of:
(i) a statutory health corporation (within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997), or
(ii) a public hospital controlled by the Crown (including the Minister for Health or the Health Administration Corporation, within the meaning of that Act),
may bring proceedings for an offence under section 7 (1) of the Act that relates to smoking in a smoke-free area referred to in section 6A (1) (k) of the Act, and
(c) a police officer may bring proceedings for an offence under the Act that relates to smoking in a smoke-free area referred to in section 6A (1) (d)–(h) of the Act.