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Section 171: DPP Consent Required for Local Govt Act Prosecutions

171.Director of Public Prosecutions' consent to prosecute

(1)A person shall not be prosecuted for an offence under this Act without the consent, in writing, of the Director of Public Prosecutions or his or her authorised officer.

(2)Subsection (1) shall not prevent a person from being—

(a)charged with an offence under this Act;

(b)arrested with or without warrant in respect of an offence under this Act; or

(c)remanded on bail or in custody in respect of any offence under this Act,

without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(3)In a prosecution for an offence under this Act in relation to a ballot box or paper or any other document relating to elections, the property in the ballot box, ballot paper or other documents as well as the property in the counterfoil of any ballot papers, shall be vested in the Electoral Commission.

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You cannot be prosecuted for an offence under the Local Governments Act without the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Howe...

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