Gangs Act 2024

Miscellaneous provisions - Filing charging document

30: Filing charging document for offence

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"Only police can file a charging document for a Gangs Act offence"

You can only file a charging document for an offence against the Gangs Act 2024 if you are a constable. A constable is a police officer. They are the only ones who can do this.

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29: Standard of proof, or

"How the court decides what is true in Gangs Act 2024 cases"

31: Application of Evidence Act 2006, or

"How Judges use the Evidence Act to decide on gang symbols"

Part 4Miscellaneous provisions
Filing charging document

30Filing charging document for offence

Only a constable may file a charging document for an offence against this Act.

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2009 No 1 (L) s 15
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