Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

Miscellaneous provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

49: No obligation to investigate, etc

You could also call this:

"The law does not force officials to investigate every fraud case."

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You do not have to think that the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 makes the Director or anyone else responsible for investigating every case of fraud. The Act does not force them to take action on every fraud case. They do not have to use the powers given by the Act for every fraud case.

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Crime and justice > Criminal law

48: Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel, or

"A team of lawyers to help with serious fraud court cases"

50: Exercise of powers not precluded by certain matters, or

"The law still applies even if others are already investigating or in court."

Part 4Miscellaneous provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

49No obligation to investigate, etc

Nothing in this Act shall be regarded as imposing on the Director or any other person any duty or obligation—
to investigate any particular case of fraud; or
to take proceedings relating to any particular case of fraud; or
to otherwise exercise any power conferred by this Act in respect of any particular case of fraud.