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Workplace Surveillance Act 2005
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#### 46 Authority to prosecute
46 Authority to prosecute
> > (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations may be instituted only—
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> > > (a) with the written consent of the Minister, or
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> > > (b) with the written consent of an officer prescribed by the regulations, or
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> > > (c) by the secretary of an industrial organisation of employees any member or members of which are concerned in the matter to which the proceedings relate, or
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> > > (d) by a person who was the subject of the surveillance with which the alleged offence is concerned.
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> > (2) In proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations, a consent to institute the proceedings, purporting to have been signed by the Minister or a prescribed officer, is evidence of that consent without proof of the signature of the Minister or prescribed officer.