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Social Services Regulation Act 2021
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296 Time for commencing proceedings
(1) Despite section 7 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, a proceeding for a summary offence against this Act or the regulations may be commenced at any time within 3 years after the commission of the alleged offence.
(2) A proceeding for an offence against section 46—
(a) may be commenced at any time; and
(b) may be heard and determined summarily even though the proceeding may have been commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the alleged offence.
Subdivision 2—Civil penalties