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Local Government Act 1974

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699: Time for filing charging document

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"How long you have to file a complaint about a local government law break"

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If you commit an offence against the Local Government Act 1974 or any rules or bylaws made under it, there is a time limit for filing a charging document. This time limit is 12 months after the date the offence was committed. The rules in section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 do not apply in this case, and the 12-month time limit still stands.

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Offences

699Time for filing charging document

  1. Despite anything to the contrary in section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the limitation period in respect of an offence against this Act or any regulations or bylaws made under it ends on the date that is 12 months after the date on which the offence was committed.

Notes
  • Section 699: replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).